Patent ID: 8591814
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An equipment set for analysing a fluid selected from a a refinery feedstock, a refinery intermediate and a product of a refinery process, or a component or reaction product thereof, which comprises a portable apparatus containing at least two different analytical devices, wherein said at least two different analytical devices include: (a) a first analytical device for determination of the boiling point profile of a refinery feedstock, a refinery intermediate or a product of a refinery process, and (b) at least one further analytical device associated with a database and an algorithm and capable of measuring at least one physical or chemical property of a refinery feedstock or a product of a refinery process, said equipment set being capable of determining at least the boiling point profile, the total acid number (TAN) and the density of a refinery feedstock or said product of a refinery process; wherein said first analytical device and said at least one further analytical device are each selected from a micro-distillation device, a micro-near infrared (NIR) spectrometer, a micro-oscillator device and a micro-gas chromatograph (GC); and a sample plate in association with said portable apparatus, which sample plate comprises (i) a receiver for a fluid to be analysed; (ii) at least two fluidic channels each adapted to transfer a portion of said fluid or a component or reaction product thereof from said receiver to one of said analytical devices contained in said portable apparatus; (iii) at least one of: at least one sensor capable of responding to a physical or chemical property of said fluid or a component or reaction product thereof, and at least one sample cell for containing a sample of said fluid or a component or reaction product thereof for spectroscopic or optical analysis; and (iv) at least one additional fluidic channel adapted to transfer a portion of said fluid or a component or reaction product thereof from said receiver to said at least one of: at least one sensor and at least one sample cell.