The company has fully equipped Quality control and Analytical laboratories located at Jeddah, Riyadh and Jubail for testing new and used lube oils and greases under supervision of qualified and experienced chemists.
  • Equipments available to perform qualitative and quantitative instrumental analysis are:

    Jeddah Plant Laboratory
    #Equipment Name
    1ICP
    2FTIR Spectrophotometer
    3Visc. Bath @ 100 ºC
    4Visc. Bath @ 40 ºC
    5Emulsion Bath
    6Foaming Bath
    7Flash Point Tester (Open Cup)
    8Potentiometric Titration
    9Conductivity Meter
    10Ashing Furnace
    11Colorimeter
    12Pentane Insoluble By Centrifuge
    13Auto Pour Point apparatus
    14Titro Processor
    15Density Meter
    16PH Meter
    17Auto Flash Point Tester
    18Auto Viscosity Bath

    Riyadh Plant Laboratory
    #Equipment Name
    1FTIR spectrophotometer
    2Pour Point (Auto)
    3Density Meter DMA 4500
    4Cold Cranking Simulator
    5Foaming Bath
    6Titroprocessor - 686
    7Karl Fishcer Titration
    8Density Meter DMA 45
    9Flash Point (Manual)
    10Fuel Dilution
    11Viscometer (Auto)
    12ICP-MPX-Vista

    Jubail Plant Laboratory
    #Equipment Name
    1FT-IR System, PERMIN ELMER
    2Titrator System, ORION
    3Corrosion Prev. Properties, KOEHLER
    4Dropping Point Tester, KOEHLER
    5ASTM Colour, Seta-Lovibond
    6Penetrometer, PETROTEST (Koehler)
    7Roll Stability test, STANHOPE-SETA
    8Density by Hydrometer
    9Kinematic Viscosity at 100 ºC
    10Kinematic Viscosity at 40 ºC
    11Oxidation Stability Test Apparatus
    12Flash Point Tester (COC)
    13Copper Corrosion for Greases, FISHER
    14Water by distillation, ELECTROMANTLE
    15Cone Penetration by 1/4 & 1/2 cones
    16Saponification Number by Titration
    17Pressure Oil Separation, Stanhope-Seta
    18Oil Separation on Storage, Petrotest

  • Tests performed, alongwith ASTM Test Methods:

    #EvaluationMethod
    1ColorASTM D1500
    2Density 15 ºCASTM D4052
    3Viscosity Cst 40 ºCASTM D 445
    4Viscosity Cst 100 ºCASTM D445
    5Viscosity IndexASTM D2270
    6Flash Point (COC) ºCASTM D92
    7Acid NumberASTM D974
    8TBNASTM D2896
    9Water Content %ASTM D1744
    10Fuel Dilution %ASTM D322
    11Infra-Red ScanMOBIL METHOD
    12Pentane InsolubleASTM D893
    13Carbon ResidueASTM D524
    14Pour PointASTM D97
    15Foaming TendencyASTM D892
    16Sulfated AshASTM D874
    17Wear Metals (ICP) PPMASTM D5185
    18Additive Elements (ICP)ASTM D4951
    19EmulsionASTM D1401
    20Cone PenetrationASTM D217
    21CONE Penetration, 1/4 scaleASTM D1403
    22Copper CorrosionASTM D4048
    23Rust test ratingASTM D1743
    24Corrosion Prev. (S.sea water)ASTM 5969
    25Dropping PointASTM D566
    26Dropping Point, wide rangeASTM D2265
    27FT-IR ScanPE Spectrum BX
    28Oil SeparationASTM D1742
    29Oxidation Stability (100 Hrs)ASTM D942
    30Free Acid/Free AlkaliASTM IP37
    31Roll StabilityASTM D1831
    32Saponification NumberASTM D94
    33Total Acidity/AlkalinityOrion Titrator 940

  • Standardization: By calibration of the instrument against the standards and by participation in ASTM cross-check program.
  • Test Methods: In addition to ASTM Test methods, products are also tested by IP, other OEMs and lube industry procedures.
  • Oils tested at the laboratories:
    • Base oils
    • Additives
    • Finished products, which include Gasoline engine oils, Diesel engine oils, Gearbox and Transmission oils, Industrial lubricants, Specialty lubricants and Greases
    • Used oils
  • POP (Petromin Oil Analysis Program): Offers free to our customers the following:
    • Monitoring lube oil condition in the equipment on a continuous basis.
    • Assists Petrolube customers to decide the optimum level of drain period.
    • Helps customers' power plants to change the oil based on oil condition; not in terms of time.
    • Technical expert advice on used oil conditions to Petromin Oils customers, which includes diagnosis interpretation and recommended action to be taken.
    • Used oil test report transmission either by Email or Fax enables Petromin Oils to communicate with customers faster.
  • Correlation Program: Includes coordination with major additive companies and their testing and research laboratories and participation in ASTM Inter-Laboratory Cross-Check Program.


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