LABORATORY



LABORATORY
Laboratory services are mainly addressed to:
- owners of filling stations,
- wholesale distributors,
- importers of gas fuels.
SERVICES SUBJECT TO PCA ACCREDITATION:
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- Sampling liquefied hydrocarbon gases (LPG, propane, butane, propane-butane) in accordance with the current PN-EN ISO 4257 and ZN / MG / CN-18: 2007 standards
- Testing the quality of liquefied petroleum gas samples based on standardised methods with regard to:
- hydrocarbons content (gas chromatography) acc. to PN-EN 27941:2015-12;
- dien content (gas chromatography) acc. to PN-EN 27941:2015-12;
- total sulphur content (UV fluorescence) acc. to ASTM D 6667;
- motor octane number (based on calculations) acc. to PN-EN 589;
- absolute and relative vapour pressure at (-10), (-5), 0, 10, 20, 37,8, 40, 50, 70°C (based on calculations) acc. to PN-EN ISO 8973 and PN-EN 589;
- temperature where the relative vapour pressure is at least 150 kPA, specifying LPG class taking account of the summer and winter season (based on calculations) acc. to PN-EN ISO 8973 and PN-EN 589;
- copper corrosion test (visual assessment) acc. to PN-EN ISO 6251;
- hydrogen sulphide presence (visual assessment) acc. to PN-EN ISO 8819;
- water presence (visual assessment) acc. to PN-EN 15469, PN-C-96008;
- sniff test (organoleptic method) acc. to PN-EN 589;
- density at 15°C (based on calculations) acc. to PN-EN ISO 8973;
- calorific value (based on calculations) acc. to PN-C-96008;
- absolute vapour pressure at (-15), 40, 70°C (based on calculations) acc. to PN-C-96008;
- density at 15.6°C (based on calculations) acc. to PN-C-96008;
- mineral oil content (by weight) acc. to PN-C-96008;
- determination of soluble residues (gas chromatography method) acc. to PN-EN 15470:2017-08
- Issuing test results documentation.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES NOT SUBJECT TO ACCREDITATION:
Consultancy in:
- quality requirements regarding tested samples,
- quality of the customer’s product: at the stage of delivery, handling, in production and at the release of the end product,
- assistance in composing mixes of liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) meeting quality standards and legal regulations,
- requirements regarding commercial documentation confirming product quality.
Training in:
- Sampling of liquefied petroleum gases (LPG, propane, butane, propane-butane) as per the currently binding standard PN-EN ISO 4257 and ZN/MG/CN-18:2007 (at the Terminal in Brzeźno).
- Performing tests using methods binding at the Laboratory
- Operating testing apparatus and supervising the equipment
- Implementing the management system at the Laboratory in line with PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025.
Additional services:
- Performing internal audits at testing laboratories.
- Issuing opinions and interpretations regarding tested samples.