ASTM International develops and publishes voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems and services across a wide-range of industry sectors. The purpose of the 12000+ ASTM standard test methods is to improve product quality and safety for consumers and to facilitate market access and trade between businesses that adhere to the relevant standards. In the petrochemical industry, certain elements are known to impact the performance and value of the final product, while others have detrimental effects on petroleum refining processes, as in the case of elements which can deactivate or poison catalysts. Consequently, there are several ASTM methods on the elemental analysis of oils, lubricants and fuels. This presentation is on ICP-MS and crude oils.

New ASTM ICPMS method in crudes

255th National Meeting (2018)

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