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Meet the LabBox

LabBox

10X FASTER THAN CHLOROFORM EXTRACTION |
REDUCE CORROSION INHIBITOR RESIDUALS COSTS


You have work to do & limited resources to work with, yet there are no shortcuts when testing for corrosion inhibitor residuals to manage corrosion risks. Until you discover the LabBox.

LabBox is 10X faster than chloroform extraction, more accurate and more precise.

Some of your peers have already dropped sample analysis time from over 30 minutes to just a few minutes with LabBox. Our 3-month trial rental includes the training and support your lab needs to get started, and 70% of your rental cost applies toward your final purchase, because  90% of labs purchase after the LabBox trial.

Would you like to have more time available in your work day? Book a consultation with an expert to assess if LabBox fits in your process. 

 

Features

LabBox uses fluorescence to measure quaternary alkyl pyridinium (APQ) salts concentrations in corrosion inhibitor residuals in oilfield waters.

  • High accuracy and precision
  • Sensitive, with detection limit as low as 1 ppm in 5 seconds of measurement
  • Fast and easy sample preparation, just filter and dilute. No toxic solvents
  • LEDs and interlocks for system safety and status information indicators
  • Integrated USB spectrometer and cuvette holder with a spill-recovery drain system
  • Optically stabilized, long life, high-intensity 365 nm (UV)LED light source
  • Free software license for life. Wilson Analytical LightPilot software for fluorescence quantitation

Applications

Corrosion Inhibitor containing APQ's

Quaternary alkyl pyridinium (APQ) salts used in corrosion inhibitors will excite in the UV and emit in the visible range. Wilson’s instrumentation can be used to identify the presence and concentration of these intrinsically fluorescent corrosion inhibitors with a 1 ppm detection limit. The only sample preparation necessary is filtration and dilution. Fluorescence in regards to corrosion inhibitor detection provides the high accuracy of HPLC testing and better reproducibility than the chloroform extraction method.

For more information refer to Corrosion Inhibitor Residual Measurements and Wilson Analytical's CI Determination Procedure.

Fluorescence measurement of a corrosion inhibitor containing APQs using the cuvette holder on the OPS.
Figure 1. Fluorescence measurement of a corrosion inhibitor containing APQs using Wilson instrumentation.

Corrosion Inhibitors containing Fluorescent Imidazolines

APQ-containing corrosion inhibitors could be quantified using ultraviolet-excitation fluorescence. Engenium Chemicals (Calgary, AB) has recently developed an intrinsically-fluorescent imidazoline corrosion inhibitor, which when formulated into a corrosion inhibitor package provides for fluorescent detection (with UV excitation) with similar detection limits to APQ formulations. LabBox can thus be used to identify the presence and concentration of these imidazoline-based corrosion inhibitors.

Fluorescence measurement of a corrosion inhibitor containing APQs using the cuvette holder on the OPS.
Figure 1. Fluorescence measurement of a corrosion inhibitor containing APQs using Wilson instrumentation.

Videos

LabBox Demonstration Videos

  • LabBox SetUp Video
  • Creating a Corrosion Stock Inhibitor Solution by Volume
  • Creating a Corrosion Stock Inhibitor Solution by Weight
  • Creating Calibration Curve Dilutions



  • LightPilot is our own software, included with the LabBox spectrometer system. It has three modes of operation that are demonstrated in the playlist:

    Warranty

    LabBox Rental Program

    • Minimum 3-month commitment
    • Cost: $1000 USD/mo in the rental program
    • 70% of your rental costs will go toward purchase
    • Includes four hours of virtual training - booked online to be mutually convenient
    • Ongoing, next-business day support during the 3-month rental period
    • Wilson Analytical covers the cost of shipping the LabBox to your requested location. The customer is responsible for any return shipping charges.
    • However, 90% of previous clients on the rental program have purchased.
    • Book a consultation today to get more information.

    LabBox Warranty

    Wilson Analytical warranties its instruments to be free of defects due to manufacturing or workmanship for twelve months from the date of shipping. The warranty covers normal usage, but not damage due to things like dropping the instrument or immersing it in water. The warranty is also invalidated if the user attempts internal repairs of any kind.

    An extended warranty is available with purchase of any Wilson instrument.