🇵🇱 ECOL Sp. z o.o. PL

PCA AB 1564 • Rybnik, Poland • 28 methods

Materials & polymersPetrochemistry & fuelsWater & wastewaterMetrology & calibration

ECOL Sp. z o.o. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1564 (Rybnik, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 28 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers, Petrochemistry & fuels, Water & wastewater, Metrology & calibration. Test objects include: Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils, Chemical materials: insulating oils, Lubricants: grease.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1564
  • Methods in scope: 28
  • Types of test objects: 3
  • City: Rybnik, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1564
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
LABORATORIUM, ul. Podmiejska 71 A, 44-207 Rybnik
City
Rybnik, Poland

What this laboratory tests (3)

Accreditation scope — test methods (28)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Kinematic viscosity at 40C & 100C Range: (2,000 – 320,0) mm2/s Capillary method PN-EN ISO 3104:2024-01 □ Procedura A ASTM D7279-25 □
2 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Viscosity index (calculated) PN-ISO 2909:2009+Ap1:2010 □
3 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Flash point Range: (140 – 250) °C Cleveland open cup method PN-EN ISO 2592:2017-10 □ z wyłączeniem pkt. 11
4 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Acid number Range: (0,05 – 3,0) mg KOH/g Potentiometric titration ASTM D664-24 Metoda A □
5 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Demulsibility number Range: (15 – 500) s Visual method PN-C-04110:2001 □
6 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Foaming tendency Range: I seq. (0 – 500) ml II seq. (0 – 200) ml III seq. (0 – 500) ml Visual method PN-ISO 6247:2009 □
7 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Air release properties Range: (1,0 – 15,0) min Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9120:2009+A1:2022-06 □
8 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Oxidation stability Range: (30 – 1490) min RPVOT test ASTM D2272-22 □ Metoda B
9 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Water content Range: (0,003 – 0,7) %(m/m) Coulometric titration PN-EN ISO 12937:2005 □ +Ap1:2021-11 PB 07.31.00/01 z dnia 14.11.2018 r. □ ASTM D6304-25 Metoda A
10 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Flash point Range: (100,0 – 240,0) °C Pensky-Martens closed cup PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08 □ +A1:2021-06 Metoda A
11 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Base number Range: (3,0 – 9,0) mg KOH/g Potentiometric titration PN-ISO 3771:2012 □
12 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Colour Range: 1,0 – 8 Colorimetric method PB 07.34.00/01 z dnia 30.01.2019 r. □
13 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Insoluble contamination – MPC index Range: 18,5 – 60 Colorimetric method ASTM D7843-25 □
14 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Elements Range: Aluminum (6,0 – 40) mg/kg Bar (1,00 – 4,00) mg/kg Boron (4,0 – 30) mg/kg Calcium (40,0 – 5000) mg/kg Chromium (1,0 – 40) mg/kg Copper (2,0 – 160) mg/kg Iron (2,0 – 140) mg/kg Lead (10 – 160) mg/kg Magnesium (5,00 – 1700) mg/kg Manganese (5,0 – 250) mg/kg Molybdenum (5,0 – 200) mg/kg Nickel (5,0 – 40) mg/kg Phosphorus (10,0 – 1000) mg/kg Potassium (40 – 250) mg/kg Silicon (8,0 – 50) mg/kg Silver (1,0 – 50) mg/kg Sodium (7,0 – 70) mg/kg Tin (10 – 40) mg/kg Titanium (5,0 – 40) mg/kg Vanadium (1,0 – 50) mg/kg Zinc (60,0 – 1600) mg/kg Sulfur (900 – 6000) mg/kg Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry method (ICP-OES) ASTM D5185-18 □
15 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Density at 15°C Range: (820,0 – 1000,0) kg/m3 Oscillation method PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08 □
16 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Pour point Range: ((-50) – (-7)) °C Optical method PN-EN ISO 3016:2019-06 □
17 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Particle count Range: Particle size (4 – 70) µm Concentration (0 – 80000) particles/ml Optical method with automatic particles counter ISO 4406:2021 □ z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.5
18 Lubricants: grease Water content Range: (0,003 – 1,2) %(m/m) Coulometric titration ASTM D6304-25 Metoda B □
19 Chemical materials: insulating oils Density at 20°C Range: (800,0 – 890,0) kg/m3 Oscillation method PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08 □
20 Chemical materials: insulating oils Flash point Range: (130,0 – 180,0) °C Pensky-Martens closed cup PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08 □ +A1:2021-06 Metoda A
21 Chemical materials: insulating oils Furanic compounds Range: 2-FAL (0,01 – 10,0) mg/kg 2-FOL (0,01 – 10,0) mg/kg 2-ACF (0,01 – 10,0) mg/kg 5-HMF (0,01 – 10,0) mg/kg 5-MEF (0,01 – 10,0) mg/kg High-performance liquid chromatography method with spectrophotometric detection (HPLC-UV-VIS) PN-EN 61198:2002 □
22 Chemical materials: insulating oils Acid number Range: (0,01 – 0,5) mg KOH/g Potentiometric titration PN-EN 62021-1:2004 □
23 Chemical materials: insulating oils Dissolved and free gas analysis Range: Carbon dioxide (7 – 1000) µl/l Ethene (0,50 – 1000) µl/l Ethyne (0,50 – 1000) µl/l Ethane (0,50 – 1000) µl/l Hydrogen (7 – 1000) µl/l Methane (0,50 – 1000) µl/l Carbon monoxide (0,50 – 1000) µl/l Propene (0,50 – 1000) µl/l Propane (0,50 – 1000) µl/l Gas chromatography with headspace analysis, flame-ionization and thermoconductometric detection method (HS-GC-FID and HS-GC-TCD) PN-EN 60567:2024-08 □ PN-EN IEC 60599:2023-02 □
24 Chemical materials: insulating oils Water content Range: (2 – 50) mg/kg Coulometric titration PN-EN 60814:2002 □ z wyłączeniem pkt. 3-4
25 Chemical materials: insulating oils Interfacial tension Range: (15 – 50) mN/m Ring method Interfacial tension Range: (15 – 50) mN/m Ring method PN-EN IEC 62961:2019-06 □
26 Chemical materials: insulating oils Dielectric dissipation factor Range: 0,0002 – 0,5000 Direct electrical measurement method PN-EN 60247:2008 □
27 Chemical materials: insulating oils Resistivity Range: (0,5 – 3000) GΩm Direct electrical measurement method PN-EN 60247:2008 □
28 Chemical materials: insulating oils Breakdown voltage Range: (0 – 100) kV Direct electrical measurement method Breakdown voltage Range: (0 – 100) kV Direct electrical measurement method PN-EN 60156:2008 □

Reference standards (25)

ASTM D2272-22 □ Metoda B
ASTM D5185-18 □
ASTM D6304-25 Metoda B □
ASTM D664-24 Metoda A □
ASTM D7843-25 □
ISO 4406:2021 □ z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.5
PB 07.34.00/01 z dnia 30.01.2019 r. □
PN-C-04110:2001 □
PN-EN 60156:2008 □
PN-EN 60247:2008 □
PN-EN 60567:2024-08 □ PN-EN IEC 60599:2023-02 □
PN-EN 60814:2002 □ z wyłączeniem pkt. 3-4
PN-EN 61198:2002 □
PN-EN 62021-1:2004 □
PN-EN IEC 62961:2019-06 □
PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08 □
PN-EN ISO 12937:2005 □ +Ap1:2021-11 PB 07.31.00/01 z dnia 14.11.2018 r. □ ASTM D6304-25 Metoda A
PN-EN ISO 2592:2017-10 □ z wyłączeniem pkt. 11
PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08 □ +A1:2021-06 Metoda A
PN-EN ISO 3016:2019-06 □
PN-EN ISO 3104:2024-01 □ Procedura A ASTM D7279-25 □
PN-ISO 2909:2009+Ap1:2010 □
PN-ISO 3771:2012 □
PN-ISO 6247:2009 □
PN-ISO 9120:2009+A1:2022-06 □