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| Low Trace Sulfur in LPG and Gaseous Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Combustion with Ultraviolet Fluorescence Detection | |
| This gas chromatographic method is for determining individual and composite trace non-aromatic hydro-carbon impurities in olefin-free aromatic mixtures. C8 and lower boiling paraffins and naphthenes are de-termined individually and... | |
| This gas chromatographic method is for determining the total amount of foots oil (residue) that accumulates in the recycled methyl isobutyl ketone (4-methyl-2-pentanon e) stream of the UOP MIBK Wax... | |
| This gas chromatographic method is for determining trace impurities in 99%+ purity styrene. Benzene and toluene are not separated from the non-aromatic impurities by this method but, if required, may... | |
| This is an automated method for determining the distribution of paraffins, naphthenes and aromatics by carbon number in hydrocarbon fractions having an endpoint of 200 C or less (C3-C11) (see... | |
| This method describes an approach for determining the composition of materials such as deposits, scales and sludges of unknown composition that are created by chemical corrosion in pilot plants and... | |
| This method is a procedure for calculating paraffin, olefin, naphthene and aromatic hydrocarbon types in hydrocarbon fractions, such as reformer feeds and reformates, having endpoints of 200°C or less (C3... | |
| This method is an extraction procedure that, when used in conjunction with UOP Method 959, allows the determination of ammonia in liquid hydrocarbon streams. Other nitrogen species, if present, are... | |
| This method is for calculating the relative density of gas mixtures, generated by typical refinery processes run under typical conditions, from their composition as determined by UOP Method 539 or... | |
| This method is for collecting and grinding adsorbents and catalyst samples to be analyzed by other UOP Methods. Individual methods should be consulted for specific instructions regarding details of the... | |
| This method is for collecting and grinding adsorbents and catalyst samples to be analyzed by UOP Methods. Individual methods should be consulted for specific instructions regarding details of the sample... | |
| This method is for determining aluminum and/or silicon in fresh silica-alumina supported catalysts of known composition by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). The method is suitable for aluminum determination... | |
| This method is for determining aluminum in fresh and used silica and non-silica containing catalysts by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS). The method is suitable for aluminum determination over a range... | |
| This method is for determining aromatics in petroleum distillates boiling in the range of 90 to 400°C by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The method determines aromatics from 0.001 to... | |
| This method is for determining basic nitrogen in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The method determines basic nitrogen species that are extractable by aqueous acid, including ammonia and alkyl amines, which... | |
| This method is for determining C5 and lighter diolefins, mono-olefins, and paraffins in olefinic naphthas. Resolved acetylenes, and resolved C6 hydrocarbons, including resolved dienes, are also identified. The... | |
| This method is for determining combined nitrogen in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), including propylene. The method determines all nitrogen compounds that are extractable by aqueous acid, including ammonia, amines, nitriles... | |
| This method is for determining combined nitrogen in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The method determines all nitrogen compounds that are extractable by aqueous acid, including ammonia, amines, nitriles and amides. | |
| This method is for determining diolefins in FCC derived C5 olefinic streams by gas chromatography (GC). The individual diolefins cannot be separated and individually identified, but are eluted and calculated... | |
| This method is for determining hydrogen sulfide in gas mixtures. Mercaptan sulfur and carbonyl sulfide, if present, are determined as hydrogen sulfide. The accuracy of this method is not sufficient... | |
| This method is for determining individual trace C5 minus hydrocarbon impurities in hydrogen or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), where the specific trace components are sufficiently resolved from the major components,... | |
| This method is for determining individual trace C5 minus hydrocarbon impurities in hydrogen or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), where the specific trace components are sufficiently resolved from the major... | |
| This method is for determining levels of sulfate and thiosulfate in aqueous, spent caustic, process streams by Ion Chromatography (IC). The method yields quantitative results in the range of 0.0045... | |
| This method is for determining levels of sulfate and thiosulfate in aqueous, spent caustic, process streams by ion chromatography (IC). The range of quantitation for sulfate and thiosulfate is 0.004... | |
| This method is for determining low concentrations of gydrocarbons in lean UOP Udex process solvent. Benzene, toluene, C 8 aromatics composite, and C 9 + aromatics composite are determined. Light... | |
| This method is for determining low percent levels of acetylenes in crude butadiene feedstock and product, and is specifically applicable to KLP process streams. The following components and group classifications... | |
| This method is for determining mercury in alumina or silica-alumina supported catalysts by Graphite Furnace-Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (GF-AAS). The detection range is from one to several hundred mass-ppm. The method... | |
| This method is for determining nickel(Ni), tungsten(W), sodium(Na) and aluminum(Al) in fresh alumina or alumino-silicate supported catalysts by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). The method is suitable for... | |
| This method is for determining nickel, molybdenum, phosphorus and cobalt in fresh gamma-alumina supported catalysts; and nickel (Ni), molybdenum (Mo), phosphorus (P), cobalt (Co) and aluminum (Al) in fresh silica-alumina... | |
| This method is for determining nickel, molybdenum, phosphorus and cobalt in fresh gamma-alumina supported catalysts; and nickel, molybdenum, phosphorus, cobalt and aluminum in fresh silica-alumina supported catalysts of known composition... | |
| This method is for determining nitrogen in liquid hydrocarbons at concentrations ranging from 30 to 600 ng/g (mass-ppb). It is applicable to highly volatile samples, such as pentane, through the... | |
| This method is for determining nitrogen in liquid hydrocarbons at concentrations ranging from 50 to 300 ng/g (mass-ppb). This method is applicable to highly volatile samples, such as pentane, through... | |
| This method is for determining palladium in fresh and spent silica-free alumina catalyst over a range of approximately 0.2 to 1 mass-%. Components, such as platinum and iridium, that produce... | |
| This method is for determining palladium, gold and potassium in fresh silica catalyst by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). The method is suitable for the concentration ranges of 0.2... | |
| This method is for determining platinum by non-differential spectrophotometry in chloroplatinic acid (CPA) solutions that are homogeneous and free of precipitate. Platinum concentrations in the range of 20 to 30... | |
| This method is for determining platinum in spent catalysts or catalyst residues at concentrations from approximately 0.05 to 1.0 mass-% by spectrophotometry. The method is applicable to catalysts that may... | |
| This method is for determining platinum, rhodium and rhenium, in fresh and regenerated catalysts composed of alumina or silica/alumina by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). Additionally, modifiers such as... | |
| This method is for determining potassium in fresh and used silica and non-silica containing catalysts by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS). The method is suitable for potassium determination over a range... | |
| This method is for determining primary, secondary and tertiary mercaptans (thiols) in kerosines up to several thousand mass-ppm, based on the procedure previously suggested by E. Rafii, et al. (1,2). | |
| This method is for determining rhenium in relatively pure perrhenic acid and ammonium perrhenate over a concentration range from 40 to 70 mass-%. Molybdenum is an interference when it is... | |
| This method is for determining sulfur in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and gaseous hydrocarbons at concentrations ranging from 0.2 to 100 mg/kg (mass-ppm). LPG samples are expanded into the gas... | |
| This method is for determining sulfur in liquid hydrocarbons at concentrations ranging from 10 to 1500 ng/g (mass-ppb). A direct measurement procedure (Part A) is used for samples above 100... | |
| This method is for determining the concentration of ammonium ion in aqueous solutions by Ion Chromatography (IC). The limit of quantitation of the method is 0.0001 mass-% (1 mass-ppm). Sodium... | |
| This method is for determining the crush strength of catalysts and molecular sieves using an Erweka tablet hardness testing instrument. The method applies to extrudates or spheres, herein referred to... | |
| This method is for determining the crush strength of extruded and shaped catalysts using a Chatillon motorized sample stand and force gauge with a chisel anvil. The measurement range is... | |
| This method is for determining the crush strength of spherical catalysts using a Chatillon motorized sample stand and force gauge, or tablet hardness tester. The method applies only to spherical... | |
| This method is for determining the dispersion of alumina supported platinum (Pt) on fresh or regenerated catalyst containing Pt alone or Pt plus tin. Catalyst, such as presulfided or spent,... | |
| This method is for determining the extent of platinum agglomeration in reforming catalysts, i.e., the fraction of the platinum in the sample that has agglomerated into crystallites larger than 3.5... | |
| This method is for determining the hydrogen content of light and middle distillates boiling in the range of approximately 15°C to 350°C on an as received basis, and hydrocarbons boiling... | |
| This method is for determining the loss on ignition (LOI) in air, using a specified ignition temperature and time, for fresh, regenerated, used, and spent catalysts, catalyst supports, and molecular... | |
| This method is for determining the loss on ignition (LOI) of fresh and regenerated catalysts or catalyst supports of various commercial shapes and sizes, including fines, using an ignition temperature... | |
| This method is for determining the mean length (L) and diameter (D) of fresh extruded catalyst and extruded catalyst supports. Catalysts of various diameters and lengths can be measured. The... | |
| This method is for determining the piece crush strength (PCS) of spherical and extruded catalysts using the Lloyd’s LS1 motorized sample stand fitted with a load cell. The method applies... | |
| This method is for determining the purity of UOP No. 5 inhibitor (N,N'-di-sec-butyl-p -phenylenediamine). The method is applicable to high purity UOP No. 5 and to production stream samples. The... | |
| This method is for determining the sum of organic chloride and hydrogen chloride (HCl) in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and refinery gas streams at concentrations ranging from approximately 0.02 to... | |
| This method is for determining the surface area (SA), total pore volume (PV), average pore diameter (PD), and pore diameter distribution from 1 to approximately 30 nm (10 to 300... | |
| This method is for determining the surface area (SA), total pore volume (PV), average pore diameter (PD), and pore size distribution from 2 to approximately 60 nm (20 to 600... | |
| This method is for determining the surface area of fresh and regenerated alumina-supported catalyst. The method describes the standard procedure for analysis and data collection using a Quantachrome Autosorb-1 or... | |
| This method is for determining the surface area, total pore volume, average pore radius, and pore radius distribution from 1 to approximately 30 nm (10 to 300 angstroms) of porous... | |
| This method is for determining the total chloride content of fresh, regenerated, and spent alumina supported catalysts by wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF) spectroscopy. The range of quantitation is from... | |
| This method is for determining the total chloride content of fresh, regenerated, and spent alumina supported catalysts by wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy. The range of quantitation is from... | |
| This method is for determining the total water in solid materials such as catalysts and zeolites (molecular sieves). Other materials may be applicable. This test is quantitative over a range... | |
| This method is for determining total arsenic in heavy hydrocarbons by microwave digestion and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GF-AAS). The lower limit of quantitation for arsenic is 50 ng/g... | |
| This method is for determining total arsenic in petroleum naphthas by Hydride Generation-Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (HG-AAS). The method is quantitative to one mass-ppb (ng/g) when a 100-g sample is used. | |
| This method is for determining total chloride in gaseous hydrocarbons or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at concentrations ranging from approximately 1 to 1000 ng/mL for gas or mass-ppm (µg/g) for... | |
| This method is for determining total cycloparaffins (naphthenes) and total aromatics in synthetic paraffinic kerosene fuels (SPK) or petroleum distillates in the boiling range of 69°C to 350°C using comprehensive... | |
| This method is for determining total fluoride in aluminosilicate catalysts and molecular sieves, and inorganic fluoride in aqueous samples. The method is particularly useful for catalysts containing zirconia or other... | |
| This method is for determining total fluorine in liquid hydrocarbons or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) us-ing the Antek 9000F analyzer. It is applicable to liquid hydrocarbons with fluorine levels of... | |
| This method is for determining total fluorine in liquid hydrocarbons or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) using the Antek 9000F analyzer. It is applicable to liquid hydrocarbons with fluorine levels of... | |
| This method is for determining total mercury in liquid hydrocarbons using a Nippon Instruments Corporation (NIC) Mercury Analyzer. The lower limit of quantitation is 0.3 ng/mL (m/v-ppb). The results can... | |
| This method is for determining total mercury in liquid hydrocarbons using a Nippon Instruments Corporation (NIC) Mercury Analyzer. The method may be applied to samples containing 0.1 to 10,000 ng/mL... | |
| This method is for determining total nitrogen in light aromatic hydrocarbons, such as benzene. It is applicable to quantitative determination of nitrogen at a level of 30 to 400 ng/g. | |
| This method is for determining total normal paraffins (TNP) and individual normal paraffins in hydrocarbons, such as the UOP Molex process streams, including samples containing the Molex process desorbent. Samples... | |
| This method is for determining total sulfur in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by hydrogenolysis using a commercially available analyzer. Sulfur is determined over a quantitative range of 0.1 to several... | |
| This method is for determining total trace arsenic in liquid organics and heavy petroleum fractions by microwave digestion and Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The lower limit of... | |
| This method is for determining total water in solid materials such as catalysts and zeolites (molecular sieves). Other materials may be applicable. This test is quantitative over a range of... | |
| This method is for determining trace (mass-ppm) concentrations of aluminum, silicon and silver in acetic acid by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). The lower limits of detection for aluminum,... | |
| This method is for determining trace concentrations (10 to 400 mass/vol-ppb) of lead in gasolines and petroleum naphthas. The method has not been validated on higher boiling range materials. The... | |
| This method is for determining trace concentrations of chloride, fluoride, and bromide in liquid organics by Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC). This method has a lower limit of quantitation of 0.1... | |
| This method is for determining trace concentrations of non-volatile, hydrocarbon soluble forms of copper present in gasoline, naphtha, kerosene and similar distillates by either Flame-Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (Flame-AAS) or Inductively... | |
| This method is for determining trace impurities in high-purity mixed xylenes by gas chromatography (GC). Specific trace impurities determined include non-aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, toluene and individual C9 and C10 aromatic... | |
| This method is for determining trace impurities in high-purity mixed xylenes by gas chromatography. Specific trace impurities determined include non-aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, toluene and individual C9 and C10 aromatic compounds. | |
| This method is for determining trace levels of individual oxygenated hydrocarbons, with boiling points up to 138°C, in refinery gas streams, C4 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), light isomerate and... | |
| This method is for determining trace levels of individual oxygenated hydrocarbons, with boiling points up to 138&176;C, in C 4 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), light isomerate and naphtha. Mono-oxygenated hydrocarbons... | |
| This method is for determining trace levels of iron, sodium, calcium, magnesium, titanium, molybdenum and silicon in fresh alumina supported catalysts of known composition by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry... | |
| This method is for determining trace paraffins and naphthenes by carbon number from C3 through C10 in olefin-free C6, C7 or C8 aromatics or mixtures thereof (see Note 1). The... | |
| This method is for developing precision statements as reported in UOP methods and relative bias of the same method between different laboratories. The calculation of precision, in terms of repeatability... | |
| This method is for developing precision statements as reported in UOP methods. The calculation of precision, in terms of repeatability (within a laboratory) and reproducibility (among laboratories), is described. Precision... | |
| This method is for organic analysis of distillate or petroleum fractions boiling in the range of 36 - 435˚C using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) coupled with a flame ionization... | |
| This method is for simultaneously determining organically based carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen in coals, cokes, oils and other materials. The detection range for each element is 0.04 to 100 mass-%. | |
| This method is for the determination of components in zeolites by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Although the determination of silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium... | |
| This method is for the determination of components in zeolites by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), following either a digestion or a fusion preparation. Ordinarily, the metals determined include... | |
| This method is for the determination of pentane-insoluble matter in petroleum oils and is applicable to samples that are reasonably fluid at 37 C or lower temperatures. This method covers... | |
| This method is for the determination of pentane-insolubles in petroleum oils and is applicable to samples that are fluid at about 37°C or lower temperatures. This method covers the range... | |
| This qualitative method is for determining the fading of a permanganate solution when it is added to concentrated acetic acid. It is a measure of the impurities in acetic acid... |
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