Automated sirulated distillation using anarticulated laboratory robot system

An automated method, based on the Hewlett‐Packard ORCA (Optimized Robot for Chemical Analysis) system, for sample preparation and analysis of petroleum samples by simulated distillation (SIMDIS) is described. Results obtained for the robotically prepared samples show excellent agreement with those o...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
Main Authors: Berry, William F., Giarrocco, Vince
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/s1463924694000258
http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jamc/1994/961203.pdf
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1155/S1463924694000258
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Summary:An automated method, based on the Hewlett‐Packard ORCA (Optimized Robot for Chemical Analysis) system, for sample preparation and analysis of petroleum samples by simulated distillation (SIMDIS) is described. Results obtained for the robotically prepared samples show excellent agreement with those obtained from the same samples prepared manually. The application, based on ASTM method D 2887, is the foundation for a more fully automated system that can perform a variety of SIMDIS samples and methods.