Triton Analytics Corporation is the world leader in Hydrocarbon Characteriation by High Temperture Simulated Distillation (HTSD). This relatively new method extends ASTM D2887 determination of the boiling range distribution of hydrocarbons to a final boiling point of about 1400F. The use of capillary GC column and stationary phase technology advances, together with either programmed temperature vaporiztion(PTV) or on-column injection techniques, provides adequate separation of from C5 to C120 normal paraffins allowing the characterization of pertroleum products from about 97F to 1380F.
WHY HTSD FROM TRITON??
HTSD provides valuable data for the understanding, modeling, and operation of vacuum columns which allows the refiner to deepcut and improve gas oil yield. Because of the $4.00/bbl or more margin of vacuum gas oil as FCC feed vs. vacuum residue as coker feed, deepcut improvements can have significant impact on refinery margins. HTSD data from TRITON ANALYTICS is routinely used for detecting product adulteration. Because of the enormous quantities of crude processed daily, many forms of product adulteration have been perpetuated on buyers and sellers of crude. One such scheme is the blending of pitch (1000F+) into crudes. Using HTSD, the cut point value at 1000F can be calculated on a routine (weekly) basis and plotted to spot product tampering. The excellent precision of HTSD from TRITON in predicting a selected cutpoint makes the method sensitive enough to spot product tampering when a crude blended with pitch at a level of greater than 1.4% wt (i.e. two times the Std Dev of 0.7%wt at 1000F).
For more information on how TRITON ANALYTICS can help you improve yields or monitor crudes with HTSD, or to receive technical information on any of our other techniques, please contact Dan C. Villalanti at (281)578-2289 or villalanti@earthlink.net