Applied Rigaku Technologies demonstrates sulfur content analysis of bunker fuel
Knowing the sulfur content of bunker fuel is needed to ensure regulatory compliance. Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc. (ART) has published a report showing how its benchtop NEX QC analyzer can be used to determine the sulfur content of bunker fuel and diesel, Ship and Bunker reports.
"The monitoring of sulfur content to ensure regulatory compliance and improve air quality affects both users and suppliers of bunker fuels," the company said in its press release today.
The device uses a technique known as Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) to determine the total sulfur content of substances such as crude oil and petroleum products.
"The NEX QC analyzer has the ability to measure sulfur over a broad range of concentrations, proving essential as sulfur levels continue to become lower in the future," the company added.
ART said the results of the report demonstrate the NEX QC analyzer's ability to measure the sulfur content of bunker fuel and diesel in air "in compliance with major international norms" as well as ASTM (formally the American Society for Testing and Materials) standard ASTM D4294.
A copy of the report may be requested through the ART website.
EDXRF is a non-destructive analysis technique to determine the chemical components of a sample, such as its sulfur content, by identifying the characteristic fluorescent, or secondary, X-rays from elements in the sample after X-ray excitation.
ART are an Austin, Texas based subsidiary of Rigaku Americas Corporation, part of the Rigaku Group of Companies.
Founded in 1951 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the Rigaku Corporation produce various analytical and industrial instrumentation.
