XRF Elemental Analysis
XRF analysis for the petroleum, minerals, and chemical industries.
Intertek provides X-ray fluorescence (XRF) elemental content testing in laboratories across the world, supporting the quality control and assay needs of clients in the petroleum refining, minerals exploration & production, petrochemical, and other industries.
XRF trace elemental analysis applications:
- Sulfur in fuels content by XRF (ASTM D2622, ASTM D6334, ASTM D4294)
- Low-level sulfur in fuel by XRF (ASTM 7039)
- XRF spectroscopy of pigments and extenders (ASTM 5381)
- XRF analysis of wear metals in lubricating oils
- XRF analysis for metals in mineral ores
- and additional XRF analysis applications
Trace elements analysis by XRF for petroleum and refined products include:
- Sulfur in fuels (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, fuel oil, residual fuel oil, asphalt)
- Lead and manganese in gasoline
- Sulfur, chlorine, nickel, and vanadium in crude oils
- Sulfur, nickel, and vanadium in residual fuel oils (bunker fuels)
- Sulfur in petroleum coke
- Magnesium, potassium, sulfur, calcium, barium, zinc, and molybdenum in lubricating oils
- Sulfur, chloride, arsenic, lead, and cadmium in waste oils and waste fuel oils
- and additional applications
Need help or have a question?
- APAC:
- +65 6805 4800
- Australia:
- +61 1300 046 837
- Netherlands
- +31 88 126 8702
- Belgium
- +32 3 543 9089
- Brazil:
- +55 11 2322 8033
- China:
- 400 820 5033
- +86 21 6485 5558
- EMEA - UK:
- +44 1708 680 200
- FR:
- +33 2 35 13 41 00
- Germany:
- 0800 5855888
- +49 711 27311 152
- India:
- + 91 22 4245 0100
- Italy:
- +39 02 95383833
- Mexico:
- 01 800 5468 3783
- +52 55 5091 2150
- Spain:
- +34 902 377 388
- Switzerland
- +41 43 4337810
- UAE
- +971 4 317 8777
- New Zealand:
- +64 9 432 7521