Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
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I'm setting up a lab to run ASTM D3230 - Salts in Crude (Electrometric Method) and I need help finding a vendor/source for clean oil with which to build the calibration curve. From the section on reagents and materials:
I am having no luck whatsoever finding a source online - most everything I've encountered has additives of some kind. Would such a thing be commonly sold under another name?
Clearly, I don't need a large quantity - one liter would be enough for several series of calibrations.
Thanks a ton for your help,
~Rabk
Quote (ASTM D3230)
7.8 Oil, Refined Neutral---Any refined chloride-free oil of approximately 20 mm2/sec (cSt) viscosity and 40oC and free of additive.
I am having no luck whatsoever finding a source online - most everything I've encountered has additives of some kind. Would such a thing be commonly sold under another name?
Clearly, I don't need a large quantity - one liter would be enough for several series of calibrations.
Thanks a ton for your help,
~Rabk





RE: Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
At 100C it is around 12
Find a can from a mfgr that doesn't put additives in it.
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RE: Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
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RE: Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
I think 'natural' is actually "neutral", FWIW.
I may have read it as 'natural' the first time through also.
RE: Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
Thank you, BigInch - I don't know why I didn't think of that myself. That's a big help.
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RE: Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
RE: Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
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RE: Need Help Finding a Source for Refined Neutral Crude Oil
you could also try a luboil blender in your neighborhood - they will have a few different crude types in stock and may be willing to help you out.
the term "neutral" merely indicates that it has a neutral pH, which applies to all solvent refined base oils.