Measuring and controlling the amount of water in oils is of considerable economic importance to the industrial community, particularly to the crude oil and electric power industries.
Water content determination by Karl Fischer titration is no longer restricted to being used by a chemist in a laboratory – now the technique is used by engineers, plant operators, tanker drivers, distribution/maintenance engineers and other
non-laboratory personnel.
Karl Fischer titrations can now be performed in many different locations such as the tailgate of trucks, mobile laboratories, offshore installations, tankers, engineering workshops and dockside cabins.
The Aquamax KF Portable is a truly mobile version of the very successful Aquamax KF Coulometer which includes Low Drift Cell twin port glassware as standard. Also incorporates a carry handle and a protective sleeve for the titration vessel and electrodes. The unique low drift cell glassware design is by far the easiest to use and also the most robust. The electrode locking system allows the joints to seal completely, without the use of grease or PTFE sleeves, and provides improved baseline stability. Hassle free assembly and disassembly. This glassware enables users to transport the instrument with reagents already in the titration cell so that it can be used immediately on arrival.
Applications
- Hydrocarbons
- Lubricating
- Motor oils
- Hydraulic oils
- Insulating oils
- Transformer oils
- Mineral oils
- Crude oils
- Petroleum products
- Fuels
- Bunker fuels
- Jet fuels
- Diesel
- Bio fuels
- Ionic liquids
- Organic liquids
- Solvents
Advantages
- Simple operation
- 10 user programmable methods
- Moisture range 1 ppm / 100 %
- Results in ppm, mg/kg, % and µg water
- Multi language display & print out
- Small footprint
- Integral printer
- Integral battery
- Fully portable
- Low drift cell design
| Titration method: | Coulometric Karl Fischer titration |
| Electrolysis Control: | Patented "ACE" control system GB2370641 |
| Sample administration: | Manually with syringe |
| Sample amount: | 0.01 - 10 mL |
| Measuring range: | Possible 1 μg - 200 mg water Typical 1 μg - 10 mg water |
| Moisture range: | 1 ppm - 100 % water |
| Max. sensitivity: | 0.1 μg |
| Drift compensation: | Automatically controlled |
| Precision: | 10 - 100 μg ± 3 μg 100 μg - 1 mg ± 3 μg above 1 mg ± 0.3 % |
| Data Entry: | 15 key touchpad |
| Power supply: | 18 V DC, 40 W |
| Display format: | μg, mg/kg, ppm, % |
| Dimensions: | 290 x 255 x 130 mm |
| Weight: | 3.0 kg |
