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
Sulfur 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 Sulfur dioxide Pulsed fluorescence In-house 1 μmol/mol to 2000 μmol/mol
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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