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The life time of specific catalyst materials used within
the refinery operation is very much dependent on the sulfur content of the
typical process stream. An accurate and reliable sulfur content determination is
required in order to optimize the blending capabilities, save enormous amounts
of money and increase up-time of the refinery operation.
The ASTM D5453 method is the current reference method
for the analysis of total sulfur content in petroleum products by oxidative
UV-Fluorescence detection technique. This method also describes the interference
of nitrogen components which may affect the total sulfur reading. In order to
overcome this interference Thermo Fisher Scientific developed a new patented
True Total Sulfur (TTS) technology, which neutralizes these interferences, and
incorporated it into the newly designed TS 4000 Total Sulfur
Analyzer. |