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Phase Technology PPA-70Xi
Pour Point Analyzer
About Phase Technology
Expertise:
Scientific Background:
Design & manufacture of analyzers to test cloud,
pour and freeze point
Cold Flow is All We Do!
29 year history of research; 30 patents
Market Leader:
20 years of inter-laboratory “round robin”
research
Phase ranks highest for repeatability,
reproducibility, sensitivity and equivalency to
reference manual test methods
Phase Technology customers
Why do more companies in the world
choose Phase Technology analyzers?
Companies choose
Phase Technology because:
1. World’s best precision
2. World’s fastest test speed
3. World’s most complete set of features and
easy-to-use analyzer
Phase Technology 70Xi
70Xi analyzer benefits
Fastest speed of any automatic or manual
method:
Average test duration 8 – 30 min
Average operator time 0.5 – 2 min
Easy and fast to use – saves time in the lab
Reports at 3°C or 1°C intervals; capable of
any user programmable resolution to 0.1°C
Powerful cooling system; minimum sample
temperature to below -88°C [-126°F]
70Xi productivity features
Fast, one-touch testing
press one button to run a test instead of entering multiple
screens of information
Full-color, touch-sensitive, 15” high resolution
screen
Easier to read and view more information
Displays several views of information at the same time.
Touch sensitive design is faster than keyboard & mouse.
Easy-to-use interface
New colorful graphic icon buttons for faster navigation.
Intuitive and easy to understand on-screen prompts.
70Xi productivity features
USB and Ethernet connectivity
Quickly export analyzer data to a portable USB flash drive.
Ethernet port available for connecting to LIMS or internal
computer network
Import and store any user documents (.doc, .pdf, .ppt and .pps)
for customized operating procedures (SOP) or training
Reliability improvements
Modular component design – boards can be easily replaced in
the field; no need to return to Canada for service
More stable cooler
Faster multiprocessor
70Xi intellinostics
Built-in answers and operator information
Quick, responsive solutions — built-in alert
messages give troubleshooting options to
quickly solve problems
Self-guided tutorials — easy, on-screen
instructions show how to use analyzer
In-depth system diagnostics — system checks
verify performance and detect problems with
critical components
Phase Technology 70Xi
Autosampler System
Automatic sampling & cleaning
Set-and-forget convenience
set 1 to 48 test runs, then walk away and let the
analyzer do the rest!
Automatic sample injection
no need to individually pipette samples or change
pipette tips.
Always uses the exact amount of sample required
by the ASTM method.
Self-cleaning
Saves time and ensures perfect cleaning every time.
No more need for cotton swabs or risk of damage
to sample cup.
70Xi home screen
70Xi “Favorites” feature
One-touch preset Favorites
Frequently-used test settings
can be stored in the analyzer
for quick access.
Favorites can be created,
organized, sorted or deleted
as you desire.
With the single push of a
button, lab operators can
efficiently perform tests in
significantly less time
Built-in tools to validate test results
Overlay and compare multiple phase plots
Control and trend charts
Automatic QC run
Option to retest sample
Optional alert or lockdown if out of acceptable
limits
70Xi control chart – consistent runs
70Xi control chart – bad run
On-screen pour point phase plot
Understanding phase plots
Phase plot can tell you when there is a problem:
example of possible moisture in sample
ASTM Methods Comparison
POUR POINT ASTM Method Comparison
ASTM Pour Point
Method
Phase
Technology 70Xi
ISL
CPP 5Gs
ISL
MPP 5Gs
Tanaka
MPC-102
Manual Method
D5949
D5950
NONE
D6749
D97
(ASTM D7346
“NO FLOW” method
has not been found to
be equivalent to
pour point)
2.2°C
3.9°C
N/A
(no Pour Point
Round Robin data)
2.5°C
3°C
3.8°C
6.1°C
N/A
(no Pour Point
Round Robin data)
3.1°C
6°C
8 to 20 minutes
80 to140 minutes
30 to 75 minutes
45 to120 minutes
60-180+ minutes
-88°C to +55°C
-95 to +51ºC
-95°C to +45°C
-30°C to +51°C*
-65°C to +51°C
(external cooler)
Varies depending
on external bath
0.15 ml
15 ml
0.5 ml
4.5 ml
Aprox 11 ml
no
no
no
Yes*
(*air cooled model
available)
yes
Repeatability (@3°C)
Reproducibility (@3°C)
Test duration
Temperature range
Sample volume
External cooler or bath
required
POUR POINT ASTM Method Comparison
ISL/PAC CPP5Gs
The CPP5GS is extremely slow and has poor precision – uses a
mechanical tilt method which takes 80 – 140 minutes to complete a
pour point test
Compare to Phase Technology pour point test takes 8 – 20 minutes
ISL/PAC MPP5Gs
The ISL MPP5Gs uses ASTM D7346 to determine the “no flow” point
of petroleum products. ASTM stated that there is no correlation
between no flow and pour point.
ASTM D7346 no flow point cannot be used to certify lube oil
products for release because it is not a pour point method. The only
accepted standards for product release are pour point methods, such
as ASTM D5949 (as used by Phase Technology 70Xi analyzers).
POUR POINT ASTM Method Comparison
Tanaka MPC-102
Tanaka is the slowest automatic method
reports of 90 – 120 minutes for low temperature lubes
Phase Technology 70Xi can perform at least eight test runs in the
time that it takes Tanaka to perform one single test!
The MPC-102 requires 4 mL of sample (contrast to Phase
Technology use of 0.15 mL). Larger sample volume introduces
non-uniform temperature.
Even with external liquid cooler, MPC-102 is not able to reach
the low temperature level that Phase Technology does.
Tanaka is only capable of going down to -30°C with
internal cooler
Phase Technology reaches -88°C with internal cooler
The Phase Technology ADVANTAGE:
Phase Technology’s 70Xi analyzer is 4 to 10
times faster than the competition!
Phase Technology’s 70Xi analyzer has the
world’s best precision
The 70Xi requires much less sample:
4 to 14 ml less needed per test!
The Phase Technology ADVANTAGE:
Phase Technology has the oldest, most
established, continuous-in-production automatic
cold flow ASTM Methods – 17 years of proven,
in-the-field use!
The PSA-70Xi tests pour, cloud and freeze point
in one single unit. You’d have to buy two or three
separate analyzers from our competitor!
Thank you!
For more information:
phase-technology.com