National Measurement Institute - Chemical and Biological Services

Site

Reference Gas Mixtures-Chemical Laboratory

Accreditation No.

198

Site No.

16928

Date of Accreditation

11 Mar 2008

Address

Bradfield Road
Lindfield West, NSW 2070
Australia

measurement.gov.au

Contact

Dr Damian Smeulders P: +61 (02) 84673534

Availability

Services available to external clients

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Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Reference Gas Mixtures-Chemical Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Calibration

  • The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise
Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Chemical metrology - Characterisation of gases Gas blends Concentration Comparison measurement by instrumentation

Capability

With Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC) of -
0.02% relative uncertainty of measurement for Primary Reference Gases
0.05% relative uncertainty of measurement for Certified Reference Gases

Limitations /Range
0.05 μmol/mol to 1 mol/mol
For the following Gas Blends -
2,2-Dimethylpropane (neopentane)
Argon
Butane (n-Butane)
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Decane
Dinitrogen monoxide (Nitrous oxide)
Ethane
Ethene (Ethylene)
Ethyne (Acetylene)
Helium
Heptane
Hexane (n-Hexane)
Hydrogen
Isobutane
Isopentane
Methane
Nitrogen
Nonane (n-Nonane)
Octane (n-Octane)
Oxygen
Pentane (n-Pentane)
Propane
Propene (Propylene)
Xenon

1 μmol/mol to 2000 μmol/mol
For the following Gas Blends -
Hydrogen sulfide
Nitric oxide (nitrogen monoxide)
Nitrogen dioxide

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Materials

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Analysis for chemical composition of gas and aerosols Industrial gas supplies excluding fuels and calibration mixtures Hydrogen sulfide; Sulfur dioxide Chemiluminescence; Gas chromatography (GC) In-house 1 μmol/mol to 2000 μmol/mol
Carbon monoxide Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); Gas chromatography (GC) In-house 0.05 μmol/mol to 1000 μmol/mol
2,2-Dimethylpropane (neopentane); 2-Methylbutane (isopentane); Argon; Butane (n-butane); Carbon dioxide (CO2); Carbon monoxide; Dinitrogen monoxide (nitrous oxide); Ethane; Ethene (ethylene); Ethyne (acetylene); Helium; Heptane (n-heptane); Hexane (n-hexane); Hydrogen; Isobutane; Methane; Nitrogen; Nonane (n-nonane); Octane (n-octane); Oxygen; Oxygen in liquefied natural gas (LNG); Pentane (n-pentane); Propane; Propene (propylene); Xenon Gas chromatography (GC) In-house 0.05 μmol/mol to 1mol/mol
Nitric oxide; Nitrogen dioxide Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); Gas chromatography (GC) In-house 1 μmol/mol to 2000 μmol/mol

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