Phase Technology PFA-70Xi Pour & Freeze Point Analyzer

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1 Phase Technology PFA-70Xi Pour & Freeze Point Analyzer

2 About Phase Technology Expertise: Design & manufacture of analyzers to test cloud, pour and freeze point Cold Flow is All We Do! Scientific Background: 29 year history of research; 30 patents Market Leader: 20 years of inter-laboratory round robin research Phase ranks highest for repeatability, reproducibility, sensitivity and equivalency to reference manual test methods

3 Phase Technology customers

4 Why do more companies in the world choose Phase Technology analyzers?

5 Companies choose Phase Technology because: 1. World s best precision 2. World s fastest test speed 3. World s most complete set of features and easy-to-use analyzer

6 Phase Technology 70Xi

7 70Xi analyzer benefits Fastest speed of any automatic or manual method: Average test duration 5 10 min Average operator time min Easy and fast to use saves time in the lab Best overall precision of any automatic or manual ASTM method Powerful cooling system; minimum sample temperature to below -88 C [-126 F]

8 70Xi productivity features Fast, one-touch testing press one button to run a test instead of entering multiple screens of information Full-color, touch-sensitive, 15 high resolution screen Easier to read and view more information Displays several views of information at the same time. Touch sensitive design is faster than keyboard & mouse. Easy-to-use interface New colorful graphic icon buttons for faster navigation. Intuitive and easy to understand on-screen prompts.

9 70Xi productivity features USB and Ethernet connectivity Quickly export analyzer data to a portable USB flash drive. Ethernet port available for connecting to LIMS or internal computer network Import and store any user documents (.doc,.pdf,.ppt and.pps) for customized operating procedures (SOP) or training Reliability improvements Modular component design boards can be easily replaced in the field; no need to return to Canada for service More stable cooler Faster multiprocessor

10 70Xi intellinostics Built-in answers and operator information Quick, responsive solutions built-in alert messages give troubleshooting options to quickly solve problems Self-guided tutorials easy, on-screen instructions show how to use analyzer In-depth system diagnostics system checks verify performance and detect problems with critical components

11 Phase Technology 70Xi Autosampler System

12 Automatic sampling & cleaning Set-and-forget convenience set 1 to 48 test runs, then walk away and let the analyzer do the rest! Automatic sample injection no need to individually pipette samples or change pipette tips. Always uses the exact amount of sample required by the ASTM method. Self-cleaning Saves time and ensures perfect cleaning every time. No more need for cotton swabs or risk of damage to sample cup.

13 70Xi home screen

14 70Xi Favorites feature One-touch preset Favorites Frequently-used test settings can be stored in the analyzer for quick access. Favorites can be created, organized, sorted or deleted as you desire. With the single push of a button, lab operators can efficiently perform tests in significantly less time

15 Built-in tools to validate test results Overlay and compare multiple phase plots Control and trend charts Automatic QC run Option to retest sample Optional alert or lockdown if out of acceptable limits

16 70Xi control chart consistent runs

17 70Xi control chart bad run

18 70Xi plot overlay consistent runs

19 70Xi plot overlay bad run

20 On-screen pour point phase plot

21 Understanding phase plots

22 Phase plot can tell you when there is a problem: example of possible moisture in sample

23 On-screen freeze point phase plot

24 Understanding phase plots

25 Phase plot can tell you when there is a problem: example of contaminated sample with tail

26 ASTM Methods Comparison

27 POUR POINT ASTM Method Comparison Phase Technology 70Xi ISL CPP 5Gs ISL MPP 5Gs Tanaka MPC-102 Manual Method ASTM Pour Point Method D5949 D5950 NONE (ASTM D7346 NO FLOW method has not been found to be equivalent to pour point) D6749 D97 Repeatability C) Reproducibility C) Test duration Temperature range 2.2 C 3.9 C N/A (no Pour Point Round Robin data) 3.8 C 6.1 C N/A (no Pour Point Round Robin data) 2.5 C 3 C 3.1 C 6 C 8 to 20 minutes 80 to140 minutes 30 to 75 minutes 45 to120 minutes minutes -88 C to +55 C -95 to +51ºC -95 C to +45 C -30 C to +51 C* -65 C to +51 C (external cooler) Varies depending on external bath Sample volume 0.15 ml 15 ml 0.5 ml 4.5 ml Aprox 11 ml External cooler or bath required no no no Yes* (*air cooled model available) yes

28 POUR POINT ASTM Method Comparison ISL/PAC CPP5Gs The CPP5GS is extremely slow and has poor precision uses a mechanical tilt method which takes minutes to complete a pour point test Compare to Phase Technology pour point test takes 8 20 minutes ISL/PAC MPP5Gs The ISL MPP5Gs uses ASTM D7346 to determine the no flow point of petroleum products. ASTM stated that there is no correlation between no flow and pour point. ASTM D7346 no flow point cannot be used to certify lube oil products for release because it is not a pour point method. The only accepted standards for product release are pour point methods, such as ASTM D5949 (as used by Phase Technology 70Xi analyzers).

29 POUR POINT ASTM Method Comparison Tanaka MPC-102 Tanaka is the slowest automatic method reports of minutes for low temperature lubes Phase Technology 70Xi can perform at least eight test runs in the time that it takes Tanaka to perform one single test! The MPC-102 requires 4 ml of sample (contrast to Phase Technology use of 0.15 ml). Larger sample volume introduces non-uniform temperature. Even with external liquid cooler, MPC-102 is not able to reach the low temperature level that Phase Technology does. Tanaka is only capable of going down to -30 C with internal cooler Phase Technology reaches -88 C with internal cooler

30 FREEZE POINT ASTM Method Comparison Phase Technology 70Xi ISL/PAC FZP52Gs Manual Method ASTM Freeze Point Method D5972 D7153 D2386 Repeatability 0.5 C 0.6 C 1.5 C Reproducibility 0.8 C 0.9 C 2.5 C Test bias relative to manual method Full coverage contamination detection (ASTM RR-1572) False warming Test duration Temperature range Sample volume External cooler or bath required No Yes N/A 96% 88% 19% No yes yes 8 to 10 minutes 15 to 30 minutes 60 to 120 minutes -88 C to +55 C Varies depending on external bath 0.15 ml 10 ml 25 ml no no Yes

31 FREEZE POINT ASTM Method Comparison ISL/PAC takes 2 to 3 times longer to run a freeze point test compared to Phase Technology ISL/PAC FZP52Gs freeze point analyzer has serious false warming issues Numerous studies have shown high incidence of false warming as high as 60% in a BP study Shell Bulletin GLN 33a (September 14, 2006) warned that ISL can occasionally falsely show a failure if samples contain small amounts of high boiling point material

32 The Phase Technology ADVANTAGE: Phase Technology s 70Xi analyzer is 4 to 10 times faster than the competition! Phase Technology s 70Xi analyzer has the world s best precision The 70Xi requires much less sample: 4 to 14 ml less needed per test!

33 The Phase Technology ADVANTAGE: Phase Technology has the oldest, most established, continuous-in-production automatic cold flow ASTM Methods 17 years of proven, in-the-field use! The PSA-70Xi tests pour, cloud and freeze point in one single unit. You d have to buy two or three separate analyzers from our competitor!

34 Thank you! For more information: phase-technology.com

Phase Technology PPA-70Xi Pour Point Analyzer

Phase Technology PPA-70Xi Pour Point Analyzer About Phase Technology Expertise: Design & manufacture of analyzers to test cloud, pour and freeze point Cold Flow is All We Do! Scientific Background: 29