Bitumens and petroleum products
The testing of bitumens and other petroleum products in the reference laboratory is a specialized activity of the Accredited testing laboratory No. 1004. The testing laboratory is unique in the Czech Republic and is a respected workplace in the highway constructions department.
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SPHERE OF ACTIVITY OF THE LABORATORY
- bituminous binders
- road petroleum bitumens
- modified bitumen
- cut-back asphalt
- bitumen emulsions
- bituminous sealing compounds for pouring cement-concrete joints
- bituminous binders for construction of elastic bridge blocks
- cold applied one-component and multicomponent sealing components
- Petroleum substances
- Fuels
TESTING OF BITUMENS AND SEALING COMPOUNDS
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Road petroleum bitumens
- Needle penetration
- Softening point (ring and ball)
- Ageing resistance
- Flash point
- Fraass breaking point
- Solubility in toluene or xylene
- Paraffin content
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Modified bitumens
- Needle penetration
- Softening point (ring and ball)
- Ductility
- Reversible ductility
- Force ductility
- Pendulum cohesion test
- Fraass breaking point
- Density
- Cleveland flash point
- Storage stability at 180 °C
- Ageing resistance
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Diluted bitumens
- Determination of distillation characteristics of petroleum diluted bitumens
- Determination of flow time of petroleum diluted bitumens
- Pensky-Martens flash point
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Bitumen emulsions
- Apparent characteristics
- Polarity of particles
- Cleavage ability by mineral filler ŽKS.CZ
- Miscibility with cement
- Miscibility with filler
- 0.5 mm sieve residue
- 0.5 mm sieve residue (7-day storage)
- Penetrating capacity
- Binder content
- Oil distillate content
- Flow time at 40 °C, hole 2 mm, 4 mm
- Recovery of bituminous binder from emulsion by means of evaporation
- Stabilization of recovered binder
- Softening point (ring and ball) of recovered or stabilized binder
- Needle penetration of recovered or stabilized binder
- Reversible ductility of recovered or stabilized binder from bitumen emulsion modified by elastomer
- Pendulum cohesion of recovered or stabilized binder from bitumen emulsion modified by elastomer or plastomer
- Determination of pH value of bitumen emulsions
- Adhesion determination of bitumen emulsions in water immersion test – Aggregate method
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Bituminous sealing compounds for pouring cement-concrete joints
- Softening point (ring and ball)
- Cone penetration
- Apparent density
- Penetration and flexible regeneration – resilience
- Heating stability
- Creep resistance
- Immersion resistance in hydrocarbon fuel
- Compatibility with bitumen cover
- Adhesion and cohesion due to discontinuous elongation
- Adhesion and cohesion after continuous elongation and compression
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Cold applied one-component and multicomponent sealing components
- Extrudability
- Degree of maturing
- Drying time
- Self-levelling properties
- Creep resistance
- Volume loss
- Weight and volume change after immersion in testing fuel
- Hydrolysis resistance
- Flame resistance
- Cohesion
- Adhesion and cohesion due to discontinuous elongation
- Elastic recovery
- Adhesion and cohesion properties at continuous elongation after immersion in solutions of chemical compounds
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Oxidized bitumens
- Softening point (ring and ball)
- Needle penetration at 25 °C
- Solubility in xylene
- Loss due to heating
- Flash point
- Oil separation ability
- Density
- Dynamic viscosity
TESTING OF PETROLEUM SUBSTANCES AND FUELS
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Petroleum substances
- distillation test
- benzene content
- aromate content
- density
- flash point
- viscosity
- ash content
- mechanical impurities content
- water content
- dye content
- marker content
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Fuels
- biodegradation evaluation
- ester content
- density
- flash point
- viscosity
- ash content
- mechanical impurities content
- water content
- acidity number
- iodine number
- linoleum acid methyl ester
- methanol content
- mono-, di-, triglyceride content
- total glycerine
- Na, K, Ca, Mg, P content
OTHER RELATED SERVICES
- Services of Accredited Testing Laboratory No. 1004 and No.1004.3
- Conformity assessment by the Authorised Body 224 and Notified Body 1023 in accordance with the requirements of Government orders and European Directives.
- Granting licenses for voluntary certification marks "Safe Toys" and "ITC Certified Quality"
- Standardisation services and technical information of the Technical Standardisation Centre specialised in products for children are provided within the ITC
- Certification of Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001)
- Technical inspection
- Calibration service
CONTACTS
Ing. Jiri Ruzicka
Ing. Radim Mikac
Post address:
Institute for Testing and Certification, Inc.
Areál Svit, budova 113, Malotova 5264
760 01 Zlín,
Czech Republic
The person responsible for accuracy of data: Ing. Jiri Ruzicka