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Houston Laboratory Capabilities

Analytical Techniques and Expertise

The Intertek Houston (Deer Park) analytical testing laboratory offers testing capabilities and expertise for a wide range of materials and products. The laboratory offers rapid testing solutions to the petroleum, chemical and many other industries. Experienced scientists and state-of-the-art instrumentation enable the laboratory to tackle and solve a wide variety of projects.

Deer Park laboratory capabilities include:

Gas Chromatography:

• GC, GC/MS, Pyrolysis GC/MS, learn more
• Hydrocarbon analysis of middle distillates by GC/MS (ASTM D3239, D2786, D2425)
• Impurities analysis of polymer grade ethylene and propylene
• Speciated nitrogen compounds in gasoline and naphthas
• Speciated nitrogen compounds by basic and non-basic low level oxygenates in crudes, naphthas, condensates, etc
• Refinery gas analysis on gas samples
• Detailed hydrocarbons analysis
• Condensates, alkylate, reformate, FCC gasoline, gasoline, lights in crude to nC15, naphtha, pygas, FCC feed
• Speciated Elemental Analysis via GC/AED gasoline, naphtha, and light crudes
• AC Reformulyzer* analysis of gasoline
  naphthas, FCC gasoline, alkylate, and reformate, oyxgenates in gasoline
• Customer specific methods development: specializing in GC methods
• and many other testing capabilties

*The AC Reformulyzer TM application identifies the hydrocarbon types (PONA), oxygenates and carbon number distribution in gasoline and blending feedstock's. Reformulyzer TM is a trademark
of AC Analytical Controls.

USA Trace Metals Analysis Capabilities:

• Trace and Ultra-trace Laboratory Techniques

Chemical Analysis:

• Chemical Analysis Services
• Chemical Trace Analysis

Ion Chromatography:

• Anionic Chromatography
• Cationic Chromatography
• Coupled with our microwave digestion system, the lab offers halide and other ions speciation in petroleum products. The lab analyzes for trace levels of fluoride and bromide in brines and HCL.
• TOC Analysis, VOC Analysis, HCl and other acids, Brines.
• TOC analysis for difficult matrices. The Lab has two different types of GC VOC analysis for HCL: direct inject after neutralization and Purge & Trap injection.

Test Method Development:

• Test method optimization, validation, documentation
• The Lab modifies existing ASTM or other industry standard methods to incorporate new sample matrixes. Rigorous quality protocol in the lab is used to ensure the validity of data.