
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Intertek Testing Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
Site
Adelaide Petroleum Laboratory
Accreditation No.
13658
Site No.
13651
Date of Accreditation
27 Jul 1998
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Pressure filter | AS/NZS 2891.3.3 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Fatigue life | Flexural bending | Austroads Method AGPT/T274; DPTI MAT-TP477 | |
Deformation resistance; Resilient modulus | Indirect tensile; Wheel tracking machine | AS/NZS 2891.13.1, Austroads Method AGPT/T231 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen compaction; Specimen conditioning | Compaction of asphalt slabs; Gyratory compaction; Handling and conditioning | AS/NZS 2891.2.1, AS/NZS 2891.2.2,Austroads Method AGPT/T220, DPTI (SA)-TP428 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Bulk density; Maximum density; Voids and density relationship | Mensuration; Presaturation; Water displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.1, AS/NZS 2891.8, AS/NZS 2891.9.2. AS/NZS 1289.9.3 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Layer thickness | Not applicable | ASTM D3549 | |
Sample collection | Asphalts | Not applicable | Loose asphalt | AS/NZS 2891.1.1; DPTI-MAT TP425 | Preparation only |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Suspended Analysis of biofuels, hydrocarbon fuels and related fuel products |
Liquid fuels | Aromatic hydrocarbons | HPLC |
IP 391 |
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Benzene | Gas chromatography (GC) |
ASTM D5580 |
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Analysis of biofuels, hydrocarbon fuels and related fuel products | Distillate fuels; Liquid fuels | Particulate matter | Gravimetric |
ASTM D5452, ASTM D3237, ASTM D6217 |
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Liquid fuels | Micro carbon residue | Micro method |
ASTM D4530, IP 398 |
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Colour - Saybolt | Saybolt chromometer |
ASTM D156, IP 540 |
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Motor octane number (MON) | Comparison method |
ASTM D2700, IP 236 |
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Phosphorus | Classical |
ASTM D3231 |
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Research octane number (RON) | Test engine |
ASTM D2699, IP 237 |
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Lubricity | High-frequency reciprocating rig (HFFR) |
IP 450 |
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Cetane index | Calculation |
ASTM D4737 (Procedure A) |
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Colour - Saybolt | Automatic tristimulus | ASTM D6045 | |||
Specific energy | Calculation |
ASTM D3338 |
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Existent gum content | Jet evaporation method | IP 540 | |||
Viscosity - Kinematic | Capillary viscometer |
ASTM D445, IP 71 |
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Filter blocking tendency | Filtration |
IP 387 (Procedure A) |
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Conductivity | Electrometric |
ASTM D2624, IP 274 |
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Vapour pressure | Mini method |
ASTM D5191 |
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Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters, FAME) | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) |
EN 14078 |
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Flash point | Pensky-Martens closed cup |
ASTM D93, IP 34 |
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Acid number; Total acid number | Colorimetric titration; Potentiometric |
ASTM D974 or IP 139, ASTM D664 (Procedure A) |
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Aromatic/olefin/saturated hydrocarbon type classification | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
ASTM D1319, IP 156 |
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Copper corrosion | Copper strip |
ASTM D130, IP 154 |
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Smoke point | Manual |
ASTM D1322, IP 598 |
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Ash | Pyrolysis |
ASTM D482, IP 4 |
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Water separation characteristics | Micro-Separometer (MSEP) |
ASTM D3948 |
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Naphthalene | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
ASTM D1840 |
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Water and sediment | Centrifugation |
ASTM D2709 |
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Distillation characteristics | Distillation |
ASTM D1160 |
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Nitrogen | Chemiluminescence | ASTM D4629 | |||
Sulfur | Doctor test |
IP 30 |
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Distillation | Distillation |
ASTM D86, IP 123 |
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Acidity | Titration |
ASTM D3242, IP 354 |
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2-Methylpropan-2-ol (tert-butanol, tert-butyl alcohol); Diisopropyl ether; Ethanol; Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) | Gas chromatography (GC) |
ASTM D4815 |
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Pour point | Automatic tilt; Visual examination |
ASTM D5950, ASTM D97 |
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Gum content | Gravimetric |
ASTM D381 |
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Sulfur | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
ASTM D4294, IP 336 |
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Colour | ASTM colour scale |
ASTM D1500, IP 196 |
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Cloud point | Optical detection; Visual examination |
ASTM D5771, ASTM D2500 |
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Water reaction | Volumetric |
ASTM D1094 or IP 289 |
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Distillation of crude petroleum - 15-Theoretical plate column | Distillation |
ASTM D2892 |
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Colour | Automatic tristimulus |
ASTM D6045 |
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Freezing point | Visual examination |
ASTM D2386 |
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Lead | Titration |
ASTM D3341 |
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Thermal oxidation stability | Jet fuel thermal oxidation test (JFTOT) |
ASTM D3241, IP 323 |
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Flash point | Abel closed cup |
IP 170 |
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Lead | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) |
ASTM D3237 |
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Distillation | Distillation |
ASTM D5236 |
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Stability | Induction period method |
ASTM D525, ASTM D5304, IP 40 |
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American Petroleum Institute (API) gravity; Density; Specific gravity | Density meter |
ASTM D4052, IP 365 |
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Appearance | Visual examination |
ASTM D4176 |
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Mercaptan sulfur; Sulfur | Potentiometric; UV fluorescence |
ASTM D5453, ASTM D3227 |
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Analysis of bituminous materials - Composition | Bituminous materials | Toluene insoluble matter | Gravimetric |
AS/NZS 2341.8 |
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Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Penetration of bitumen | Penetration apparatus |
AS 2341.12 |
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Ductility | Not applicable |
AS 2341.11 |
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Density | Density bottle |
AS 2341.7 |
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Durability | Long term exposure to heat and air | AS/NZS 2341.13 | |||
Softening point | Ring and ball | AS 2341.18, Austroads Method AGPT/T131 | |||
Viscosity | Brookfield viscometer; Haake; Sliding plate viscometer | AS/NZS 2341.4, AS/NZS 2341.5, Austroads Method AGPT/T111; DPTI (SA)-TP652 | |||
Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen |
AS/NZS 2341.10 |
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Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T102 | |||
Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen | Austroads Method AGPT/T103 | |||
Torsional recovery | Not applicable | Austroads Method ATM T122 | |||
Durability | Long term exposure to heat and air |
AS/NZS 2341.13 |
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Consistency; Stiffness | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T121 | |||
Viscosity | Dynamic - Capillary tube |
AS/NZS 2341.2 |
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Segregation of bituminous materials | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T108 | |||
Flash point; Flash point of cutback bitumen | Cleveland open cup |
AS 2341.14, IP 36 |
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Accreditation No.
13658
Site No.
13651
Print date
18 Aug 2022