ORGANIC CHLORIDE
TEST METHODS
Supplemental
Modification to
Industry Organic
Chloride Test Methods
for determination of
Total and Inorganic
Chloride content.
The challenges facing the crude al market
include the impact of chemical species on
refineries, such as catalyst poisoning and ar
conosion example of ths S excessive total
chlesice crude ol that can cause ceresion and
has detrenenta effects on catalysts.
‘The organic chiardes can form hydrochloric
acidin hyeroteating or reforming reactors
The acid accumulates in condensing regions
ofthe refinery causing damaging corosion
Organic cNorides are not known tabenatiraly
occuring incrude ol,
Trace Chiorde techniques were orginally
developed for petrochemicas, ASTM has
developed stander test methods for
ur capabilities in the U.S. include:
Crannelview
Corpus Chist
Cushing
Deer Park
Gonzales La
Midand Texas
Nederland
New Orleans, LA
New Yor Harbor
Philadelphia
Signal Hil
‘Toasty. Texas
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determination of Organic Corde content
in the 204°C naphtha fraction of cruce oi
Reiners also equi Organic Chore content
in eavy. viscous opportunity barrels wich
‘ae being blended int cde obit don't
hhave araphtha faction The intertek Test
Method (73477) provides a supplemental
‘macificaton to methods ASTM D4929 and
(081.50 alowing atonal sample preparation
{ollwed by performance ofthese industry
cepted methodologies. Ths ITM overcomes
the hudles of running heavy, viscous samples
‘whe stil imiting significant potential
interferences and maintaring igh method
precision
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our Tests
TESTING FOR CHLORIDE
+ Potentiometric after Sodium biphery
reaction
ASIMDS194
ops
+ Microcouiomet'y
oe788
ASTMDS808
+ XRay
‘ASIMD7535.
+ Jon Chromatography
ASTMD7359
‘TESTING FOR ORGANIC CHLORIDE ON
‘CRUDE OIL:
+ ASTM 04929 Procedure A
+ ASTM 04929 Procedue®
+ ASTM 04929 Procedure C
+ ASTMD8I50
‘CRUDE Ol TEST FOR ORGANIC CHLORIDE
HEAVY FUEL OIL TECHNIQUE FOR
‘ORGANIC CHLORIDE ITM 3477:
+ 04929, 8,C.ccD8150
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