Calgary Lab Capabilities

Lab
Four fume hoods
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Stainless steel ducting for acid work on one
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Water and nitrogen supply
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Dedicated extraction unit for ICP
Storeroom with four flammable storage cabinets
Three additional storage cabinets at the rear
Explosion-proof fridge freezer

Physical Properties
Density
RVP
pH
Wax/Asphaltene Content
Melting Point
Freeze/Pour Point
BS&W
Flash Point (PMCC)

Blending & Mixing
Heidolph SilentCrusher
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5000-26000 rpm
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Good for small scale mixing
Caframo Overhead
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20-6000 rpm
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High Torque
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Up to 25 L
Silverson L5M-A
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Mixes up to 20 L
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Up to 8000 rpm
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Interchangeable heads
Waring Blender

Synthesis Equipment
Well equipped for organic synthesis and purification
Bϋchi Rotary Evaporator
Kugelrohr Short Path Distillation Apparatus
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Used to distil small amounts of compounds with high boiling points
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Operates up to 300 ºC

Viscosity Testing
Chandler 5550
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HTHP pressure viscometer
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Hastelloy wetted components
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Dry carbon block heater
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Max 2000 psi, 260 ºC
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B1 and B5 bobs
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Fully programmable
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Fann 35

Mud Testing
Hamilton Beach Mixers
4-Roller Oven
- Variable speed control
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Holds three 500 mL ageing cells
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Max 232 ºC
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Programmable Timer
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Four 500 mL cells (max pressure 2000 psi)
HTHP Filter Press
10 mL Retort
- For determining % oil water and solids

Solvation Testing
Used for evaluation of CanSol products with supplied wax samples

SynSol H Testing
Acid Solubility

Acid Testing
Acid Compatibility
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Checking for emulsion/sludging issues

Corrosion Testing
Chandler CP360 Dynamic Corrosion Tester
- Cells oscillate 180 ° to mix sample
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Pressurized up to 6000 psi
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Four cells can be independently heated to to 200° C
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Liquid Sample volume – 110 mL
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All wetted components are Hastelloy
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Typically run 4-6 hour tests
Coupon is placed in bottom half of cell (unsupported). A water pump (N2 powered) is used to pressurise the cell.
Note – Narrow cells only take coupons narrower that 21 mm

Analytical Methods
Shimadzu GC-2014
- Shimadzu GC-2014
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Optimised for GC30
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Can see up to ~C60+
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12 position autosampler
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Max oven temperature – 400 ºC (350 ºC with current column)
Shimadzu ICPE-9000
- Capable of detecting in the ppb range
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Mini torch reduces Argon consumption
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Organic torch for oil analysis

Water Testing
pH
Specific Gravity
Cations
- Sodium – Sum(anions)-sum(cations)
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Potassium – Spectrometer
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Calcium – Titration
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Magnesium –Titration
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Iron – Spectrometer
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Manganese- Spectrometer
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Barium – Spectrometer
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Strontium - ICP
Anions
- Chloride – Titration
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Bicarbonate/Carbonate/Hyrdoxide – Titration
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Sulphate – Spectrometer
Resistivity/Refractive Index