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PROCEDURE

Pakistan Petroleum Limited

STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR

COPPER STRIP CORROSION OF LPG
OPERATING

Document No. :PPL-HGPP-LAB/SOP/002

Original Issue Date : 24-03-2016
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Last Date of Revision : XX-YY-ZZZZ
STANDARD

Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by

Waqas Majeed Syed Aslam Shah M.Ali.Khan

Lab Chemist Plant Manager PEIC, HGPP

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD 1

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2

3 DISTRIBUTION LIST 3

4 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 4

5 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 5

6 PURPOSE 6

7 SCOPE 6

8 RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 6

9 PROCEDURE 6

10 PRECAUTIONS 6

11 RELATED DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS 7

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DISTRIBUTION LIST

Plant Manager
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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

TERM DEFINITION

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas

ASTM American Society for Testing & Materials

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1. PURPOSE:
The purpose of this test to detect the presence of copper corroding substance
contained in LPG which can cause damage the storage and transportation
equipments.
2. SCOPE:
This test method covers the detection of the corrosiveness to copper of liquefied
petroleum gases.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES:

Plant Manager is overall responsible to maintain this documented procedure for

safe sampling.
The Lab Chemist is responsible to ensure compliance of this procedure.

4. PROCEDURE:
1. Open the valve located under the cylinder, pour about 1 ML of distilled water
2. Wet the cylinder wall.
3. allow the remainder water to drain from cylinder.
4. Insert the freshly polished strip suspended from the hook.
5. Tighten the lid securely.
6.Holding the test cylinder in upright position connect the cylinder to the sample source.
7. Open the inlet valve and admit some sample to the cylinder for purging.
8. After purging discharge all the sample from the cylinder.
9. Fill the test cylinder with sample, when the cylinder is full close the inlet & out valves.
10.Immediately after filling immerse the cylinder in the water bath maintained at 37.8C.
11.Allow the cylinder to remain in the bath for one hr.
12.At the end of test period remove the cylinder from the bath, open bottom valve of
cylinder and discharge all the liquid & vapors.
13.Compare the copper strip with ASTM copper corrosion standard.

5. PRECAUTIONS

During Analysis use Safety Shoes, Rubber Gloves, goggles.

After Filling sample must check the leakage of cylinder.

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6. RELATED DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS

1. ASTM D-1838-91
2. Laboratory Analysis Report PPL-HGPP-LAB/CR/FM/001

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