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2020 Proficiency Test
(PT) on
Fuel Oil started
The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as a pdf document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option.
Please download the instructions for the PT iis20F03 here: the letter of instructions and the report form here
Summary of this proficiency test:
On 25 November the proficiency test on Fuel Oil started with 134 participants from
55 different countries. On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the sample is the material safety data sheet (MSDS).
Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received and checked the contents of the sample package via
www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.
The samples can be analyzed
on: Acid Number, API Gravity, Ash Content, Asphaltenes, Calculated Carbon Aromaticity Index, Carbon Residue, Density at 15°C, Flash Point PMcc, Heat of Combustion, Kinematic viscosity at 50°C/100°C, Viscosity Stabinger at 50°C/ 100°C, Nitrogen content, Pour Point, Sediment by extraction, Total sediment, Total Sulfur Content, Water by distillation, Water and Sediment, Distillation performed at 10 mm Hg, CHN-Analysis, Metals, Bromine Number, P-Value and Compatibility Rating.
The deadline for reporting results is set on
1
January 2021.
A laboratory that reports test results after the deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.
The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/.
A login and a password can be requested via email to nl.iis@sgs.com