Services

Natural Gas

Liquefied Gas

Natural Gas

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Our services provide the highest quality results in natural gas in compliance with leading standards in the industry such as IRAM, ISO, GPA and ASTM.

Our staffs of highly skilled professionals are trained to collect samples in plant, following the company's criteria and experience to ensure the best results to meet the needs of our clients.
Besides that, we can also test contaminants on-site and in the field by means of portable units.

Our laboratory counts with state-of the- art technology equipment specially set up to carry out tests and assessments that are in compliance with the strictest market requirements.

Our services are as follows:

Analytical services:

- Compositional and centesimal analysis of natural gas.
- Partial and complete analysis of sulphur compounds down to trace levels.
- PIONA chromatographic analysis
- Determine the specification of type of fuel used in turbines to generate electricity in power plants
- Product quality control in natural gas in compliance with the ENARGAS Resolution # 259
- Quality control of mixed and/or synthetic gas in compliance with the ENARGAS Resolution #831

Physical Properties:

- Propiedades físicas basadas sobre normas ISO 6976, GPA 2145 y A.S.T.M.D 3588.
- Physical properties that follow these norms: ISO 6976, GPA 2145 and A.S.T.M.D 3588.
- Upper and lower heat power, density, equation of state calculation Interchangeability, Wobbe Index, compressibility, CV, molecular weight, Ignition point, etc

In the field testing of contaminants:

- Natural gas sampling, mixed and synthetic gas.
- Sulphur content such as sulphate hydrogen, mercaptan, carbonyl sulfides, whole sulphur, etc.
- Water content in gaseous state at line pressure and /or atmospheric pressure. Dew point of Hydrocarbons by the optical method and /or calculation to 2500 KPa and 5500 KPa.
- Waste analysis in filters and gas chamber separators

Benefits for you:

- Comprehensive assessment and full quality control of production plants and warehouses.
- Trustworthiness and confidentiality when handling results.
- Assurance of Impartiality when we independently audit laboratories as a third party.
- Our lab analysis are carried out following domestic and international norms that are in compliance with the written specifications by the regulation agencies.
- Our interventions allow us to solve problems originated in the fiscal points or at the custody transference sites.

For additional information not included in our previous list or if interested in our services, please contacts us.




Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG

ALARA lab S.A. provides liquefied petroleum gas quality control (LPG) in refineries, overseas tank ships and land based facilities, storage tanks, bulk stowed truck downloading and gas cylinders. Our skilled staff that counts with wide field experience and who follows the ALARA lab S.A. laboratory criteria, assists our clients with tests, analysis, and the determination to trace levels.

Quality control during production custody transference, storage, loading and downloading, as well as to the end user. We follow specific techniques for the quality control of propellant used in aerosol sprays.

Our services include:

- LPG Specification Control on product specification G.P.A.-2140.

- LPG Specification Control on product specification A.S.T.M. D 1835.
- LPG Specification Control for its use in propellant in aerosol sprays in compliance with international norms.
- Chromatographic analysis at gaseous stage to determine the compositional specimen of LPG (liquefied Petroleum Gas) with analysis certificate expressed in molar percentage, by weight and volume as a whole in compliance with A.S.T.M., I.S.O. and I.R.A.M.norms
- Determine Hydrogen sulfide, discriminated sulphur and total. Trace levels.
- Determine mercaptans and odorization.
- Determine ammoniac, organic matter content
- Determine copper corrosion
- Determine volatile residue
- Determine water content
- Relative density and density
- Total inhibitor content
- Volatility, vapor pressure
- Determine physical properties

For additional information not included in our previous list or if interested in our services, please contacts us.


PETROLEUM, GASOLINE, GAS OIL

Fuel Oil

PETROLEUM, GASOLINE, GAS OIL

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We make analysis of petroleum products. Our commitment is to provide analytical support to oil producing companies, in process of implementation, scientific planning, regulations, especially to ensure the much needed link between the product and the company. Most of the analysis we develop are related to the oil production in upstream.

Other analysis are carried out to support the quality assessment in processing plants and regulatory studies

Our services include:

- Determination of the content of Total Sulfur in gas oil and gasoline, ASTM 4045-99.
- Analysis of gasoline and other hydrocarbons in two phases (gas-liquid) by gas chromatographic.
- Hydrocarbon analysis of petroleum/gas oil by gas chromatography atmospheric pressure in gaseous phase C10 up to C20+.
- Hydrocarbon analysis of petroleum composition by gas chromatography atmospheric pressure as broken down here: C1 to C10 (iso and normal's) and from C7 to C30 (distributed by the number of carbon atoms).
- Determination of water in liquid hydrocarbon fuels according to norms ASTM D-4007 or ASTM E-203 (depending on water content).
- Determination of amine, ethylene glycol in liquid stage hydrocarbon -MS by GC.
- Determination of viscosity.
- Spectrometric determination of metals by atomic absorption.
- Determination of suspended solids in liquid hydrocarbon.
- Determination of heat of combustion of liquid hydrocarbon fuels by bomb calorimeter (ASTM D 4868).
- PIONA Analysis
- Determination of viscosity, neutralization number, Solubility of waste, Reid vapor pressure ASTM D 323, Copper corrosion ASTM D 130 in petroleum products.

For additional information not included in our previous list or if interested in our services, please contacts us.



Fuel OIL

Our services include:

- FUEL-OIL analysis for the determination of: physical and chemical properties, ignition quality contaminants and adulteration, compatibility with heating power results: density, viscosity, flash point, carbon residue, runoff point, sediment and water, waste soluble sulfur.
- FUEL-OIL analysis for the determination of: physical and chemical properties like: ignition quality, contaminants, compatibility with heating power results: density, viscosity, flash point, carbon residue, runoff point, sediment and water, waste soluble sulfur.
- Viscosity at 100 º C ASTM D 445.
- Flash Point (PM) ASTM D 93.
- Pour point of petroleum products ASTM D 97.
- Water ASTM D 95.
- Ash ASTM D 482.
- ASTM D 189 Conradson Carbon.
- Sulfur Silicon Sodium Vanadium Aluminum ASTM D 6728.
- ASTM D 4868 heat of combustion of liquid hydrocarbon fuels by bomb calorimeter.
- ASTM D 4870 Sediment.

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Accurate and Continuous Sampling

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"A Laboratory analysis, it does not matter how accurate may be, it can never be more exact than the sample under examination..."

In many cases, the laboratory tests cannot be made at the site where samples are being taken. Therefore, safe methods of obtaining samples are required to ensure their representation and allow their transport to the laboratory for analysis.
Our laboratory has the experience, the right criteria and the latest technology to carry out various analysis, such as:
Analysis of natural gas, LNG, LPG, liquid fuels, Fuel Oil, L.P.G., Gas Oil, Gasoline, air quality analysis, Analysis of Biofuels (Biodiesel, Biogas) for the control of the final product or the different stages of the production process in order to optimize it.

If your company counts with adequately trained personnel to carry out a correct sampling, we shall receive the samples for the required analysis. If you do not count with it, we have a team of specialists who can do the sampling.

We do continuous sampling with high-precision state- of-the-art technology equipment to ensure reliability for an homogeneous and representative sample, opening the possibility for a proportional operation to the product flowing in a system or time setting.


Biofuels

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The production of biogas has become a very attractive renewable source of energy in the whole world. Currently there are several projects and equipment that make possible the optimization in the generation of "Clean Energy" that require low maintenance cost, help with hygiene and yield organic fertilizers. These sorts of development are usually for poorer areas and where conventional type of energy is hard to reach. The use of biofuels in the rural areas of Argentina has become very important and profitable, especially in places such as cattle and pig feedlots, dairy farm facilities, meat processing plants and poultry plants as well.

The possibility of self- supplying energy or stop using a good amount of non-renewable of energy can be summarized in the following list below:

- Power generation for illumination, power engines in warehouses among others.
- Heating systems in breeding farms by employing the co-generation of power.
- Heating in rural homes and kitchens.
- Food distribution in poultry farms, pig and cattle feedlots.
- Compost Organic fertilizer.
- Methane gas reduction in the environment.
- Clean transportation.

From the environmental standpoint, the biodigestor system will allow to avoid the contamination of the underground water source and reduce emissions during farming in rural areas.

Biomass: is a neuter carbon because the carbon dioxide that emits when it is burned is an equal amount of what was taken from the atmosphere while the plant was growing, this can be seen in wood, crops or its wastes, the trash produced by trees in the urban areas that is burned to get turbines to rotate to generate power. It can never be considered as biomass solid wastes, pathogen hospital wastes, poisonous, toxic and dangerous wastes such as tire burning.

Biogás: It is the methane gas that can be obtained from these wastes by means of a gas generator or a digestor. Also can be collected the animal waste and be burned to generate power. By employing this type of fuel reduces greatly the use of fossil fuels and the environmental pollution. Unfortunately, most of the farm waste is burned in the open air resulting in the pollution of land and water sources..

We firmly believe in improving people's lives and in replacing part of the oil consumption for renewable energy.



Analytical services:

- On-site sampling
- Chromatographic and centesimal analysis for the biogas specimen. Determine the amount of nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide and dioxide and hydrocarbons with analysis certificate expressed in molar percentage
- Quality control of gaseous product to be used

Physical properties:

- Physical properties based on norms ISO 6976, GPA 2145 and A.S.T.M.D 3588.
- Gross and net heating value, specific gravity.
- Interchngeachability, the wobbe number, compressibility factor

Contaminants testing:

- Sulphur content such as hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans carbonyl sulfide, total sulphur.
- Water vapor content of gaseous in biogas samplings at line pressure and/or atmospheric
- Determination of the total content of particles in biogas.
- Our laboratory tries to employ, under optimum lab practice, this method adapted to biogas
- Determination of the amount of ammonia in biogas, gaseous phase at line pressure and/or atmospheric.
- Results in ppmv. Accuracy +/- 10% range: 0 to 70ppmv
- Determination of the total content of chloride in mg/ m3. Detection limit =2,5 mg/m3. Method employed: SM4110B.
- Determination of the total content of fluoride in mg/m3. Detection limit=0,5 mg/m3 of gas. Method employed: SM4110B.
- Determination of the total content of silicon in mg/m3. Method employed: SM3111 D.

Integrated Bio-energy Project::

- Prefeasibility study.
- Comprehensive Feasibility and Design.
Determination of required facilities::
- Physical Space.
- Plant.
- Biodigestors.
- Generators.
- Networks.
- Optimization and rationalization of energy resource.
- Project. Development.
- Commissioning.
- Optimization and comprehensive maintenance.
- Controls odor and analytical.
- Training of operators.

Benefits for you:

- Comprehensive assessment and full quality control of production plants and warehouses.
- Trustworthiness and confidentiality when handling results.
- Assurance of Impartiality when we independently audit laboratories as a third party.
- Our lab analyses are carried out following domestic and international norms that are in compliance with the written specifications by the regulation agencies.
- Protocols following the outlines of Norm ISO 17025/IRAM 301

For additional information not included in our previous list or if interested in our services, please contacts us.

Capitación

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At ALARA lab S.A., we subscribe to the following idea:

"In matters of culture and knowledge, you can only lose what is saved, and it can only be earned
what is given." Antonio Machado

We put in your hands our knowledge, expertise and more than 20 years of experience in the market
through the following training programs:

Programs

- Sampling in gaseous, liquid and two phases.
- Determination of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur as a whole.
- Moisture content in natural gas.
- Gas chromatography applied to natural gas.
- Natural Gas. Specification and Quality Control, standards and techniques.
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Specification, standards and techniques.
- Biogas. Quality features and use


Aimed at: professionals, technicians and workers in the Oil and Gas industry.
Staff training..

Support material: the needed training materials to follow the course will be provided in booklet format and / or electronic form.

Number of participants:To ensure that all participants have a more personalized attention, the number of students accepted for these courses is no more than 10 (ten) people.

Certificate of Attendance: a certificate will be given to each of the participants who have completed 80% attendance.
The content of each of the programs may be requested to our company through our contact email and one of our representatives will contact you to discuss your needs and interest. In addition, we offer programs tailored to your needs.

About the duration, fees, dates, times and place of issuance of each course, must consulted at the following email address: info@alaralab.com


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  • Accurate and continous sampling

    An analysis of laboratory, it does not matter how accurate, can never be more exact than the sample being examined...

  • Biofuel

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  • Training

    We put in your hands our knowledge, expertise and more than 20 years of experience in the market...