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Phase Technology PSA-70Xi
Pour, Cloud & Freeze Point Analyzer
About Phase Technology
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Expertise:
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Scientific Background:
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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:
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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 5 – 10 min
 Average operator time 0.5 – 2 min
 Easy and fast to use – saves time in the lab
 Best overall precision of any automatic or
manual ASTM method
 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
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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
70Xi plot overlay – consistent runs
70Xi plot overlay – 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
On-screen cloud point phase plot
Understanding phase plots
Phase plot can tell you when there is a problem:
example of possible air bubble in sample
On-screen freeze point phase plot
Understanding phase plots
Phase plot can tell you when there is a problem:
example of contaminated sample with “tail”
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
CLOUD POINT ASTM Method Comparison
Phase
Technology 70Xi
ISL
CPP 5Gs
ISL
MPP 5Gs
Tanaka
MPC-102
Manual Method
ASTM Cloud Point
Method
D5773
D5771
D7689
D7683
D2500
Repeatability
1.3°C
2.2°C
1.0°C
1.47 °C
2°C
Reproducibility
2.5°C
3.9°C
2.8°C
2.45 °C
4°C
No
Yes:
-0.56°C
Yes – significant
bias detected:
-1.23°C
Yes – significant
bias detected:
1.68°C
N/A
5 to 10 minutes
30-45 minutes
30-45 minutes
45 to 60 minutes
60+ 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)
0.15 ml
15 ml
1 ml
4.5 ml
no
no
no
Yes*
(*air cooled model
available)
Test bias relative to
manual method
Test duration
Temperature range
Sample volume
External cooler or bath
required
yes
CLOUD POINT ASTM Method Comparison
 ISL CPP-5Gs
 Worst precision of any automatic method
 Requires significant amount of time for sample preparation;
water bath or oven must be used to bring sample to at least
14°C above the expected cloud point.
 ISL MPP-5Gs
 Interlaboratory Round Robin results showed there is a
statistically significant bias of 1.23°C relative to ASTM D2500.
 Slow test speed – Phase Technology 70Xi can perform at least
five test runs in the time that it takes MPP-5Gs to perform one
single test!
CLOUD POINT ASTM Method Comparison
 Tanaka MPC-102
 Interlaboratory Round Robin results showed there is a statistically
significant bias of 1.68°C relative to ASTM D2500.
 Tanaka is the slowest automatic method – takes almost as long as the
manual method.
 The MPC-102 requires 4 mL of sample (complare to Phase
Technology use of 0.15 mL). Larger sample volume introduces nonuniform 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
FREEZE POINT ASTM Method Comparison
Phase Technology
70Xi
ISL/PAC
FZP52Gs
Manual Method
ASTM Freeze Point Method
D5972
D7153
D2386
Repeatability
0.5°C
0.6°C
1.5°C
Reproducibility
0.8°C
0.9°C
2.5°C
No
Yes
N/A
96%
88%
19%
No
yes
yes
8 to 10 minutes
15 to 30 minutes
60 to 120 minutes
Test bias relative to manual method
Full coverage contamination
detection (ASTM RR-1572)
False warming
Test duration
-88°C to +55°C
Varies depending on
external bath
Temperature range
Sample volume
External cooler or bath required
0.15 ml
10 ml
25 ml
no
no
Yes
FREEZE POINT ASTM Method Comparison
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ISL/PAC takes 2 to 3 times longer to run a
freeze point test compared to Phase
Technology
ISL/PAC FZP52Gs freeze point analyzer has
serious false warming issues
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Numerous studies have shown high incidence of
false warming – as high as 60% in a BP study
Shell Bulletin GLN 33a (September 14, 2006)
warned that ISL “can occasionally falsely show a
failure if samples contain small amounts of high
boiling point material”
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