摘要 |
THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES A TRANSMISSION CELL SUITABLE FOR USE IN A DEVICE FOR MEASURING (NEAR) INFRARED SPECTRA OF A HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIAL WHICH COMPRISES ONE OR MORE SAMPLE COMPARTMENTS (2)AND ONE OR MORE REFERENCE COMPARTMENTS(3), WHEREIN THE SAMPLE COMPARTMENT(S) (2)COMPRISE(S) TWO TRANSPARENT WINDOWS (6, 7) BETWEEN WHICH A SPACE(8)IS FORMED FOR CONTAINING THE HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIAL AND INLET AND OUTLET MEANS (10,11)FOR INTRODUCING AND REMOVING THE HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIAL INTO AND FROM THE SPACE(8)BETWEEN THE WINDOWS (6, 7); A (NEAR) INFRARED SPECTROMETER COMPRISING SUCH TRANSMISSION CELL; A METHOD FOR PREDICTING A PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF A HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIAL USING SUCH (NEAR) INFRARED SPECTROMETER; A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A BITUMEN COMPOSITION COMPRISING BLENDING TWO OR MORE STREAMS OF DIFFERENT GRADES OF BITUMEN AND DETERMINING A PROPERTY OF THE BITUMEN COMPOSITION SO OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE ABOVE METHOD; AND THE USE OF THE SPECTROMETER IN PROCESS CONTROL, PROCESS STEERING, AND HYDROCARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCK AND HYDROCARBONACEOUS PRODUCT QUALITY MONITORING. (FIG 1) |