Salt in Crude Analyser

99700-6
Salt content of Crude Oils

ASTM D3230
IP 265

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Background
• Salt content of crude oil
• Typically chlorides
• Sources of contamination
– Crude oil exploration/production
– Handling (tankers ballast water)
2 NaCl + H2O = HCl + Na2O
– Reservoir/formation waters
– Secondary recovery water
• Accumulates in stills, heaters, exchangers
causing fowling
• Can form hydrochloric acid (highly corrosive)
• Salts deactivate catalysts

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Test method
• Calibrate apparatus with a mixed salt
solution
– 20 % MgCl2, 10 % CaCl2, 70 %
NaCl in water,
– Mix salt solution with alcohol
and xylene
– Measure conductivity versus
“salt content”
• Make up crude oil sample with
alcohol & xylene
– 40 mL of xylene
– 10 mL of the crude oil sample
– 50 mL with mixed alcohol
solvent

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Ease of use

• Test time less than 30 seconds

• Moisture proof membrane touch panel
• Fully portable
• Supplied with beaker & sensor support stand
• Battery or mains power supply

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Seta advantage

• No need for mixing of salt standards

• Interchangeable plug-in sensor
• Salt concentration values displayed
automatically
• Pre-calibrated for immediate use as per
ASTM D3230
• Bench top or hand held operation
• In-field calibration

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Maintenance, calibration, accessories

• Before each test:

- Clean the probe and beaker
• Annually:
- Check for signs of wear
• Accessories:
- Crude oil sampling pipette & accessories
99690-0
- Bench top stand
99701-0

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Technical specifications
Concentration range 0 to 430 g/m³

Concentration resolution 0.1g/m³

Temperature range -20 to 150°C

Noise 0dB(A)

Power requirement 9 volt dc battery or mains adaptor

Size ( H x W x D ) 20 x 7 x 3.5 cm

Weight 1.6kg

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