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Automation of total base number determinations of new and used lubricating oils (TR-DER-2)

Last updated on 25 April 2014 4:57

The determination of Total Base Number, TBN, for new and used lubricating oils by the recommended Institute of Petroleum, IP, (ASTM) methods 177 (D664) and 276 (D2896) is tedious to perform, intensive in manpower and expensive in reagents. The accuracy and reproducibility decline rapidly for used samples. The original...

Author(s): Armitage D A;Fakir A.H.;Jerrison P.R.;Smith D.A.;Fox M F;Wheeler S M

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1987

United Kingdom

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