🇵🇱 PGE GÓRNICTWO i ENERGETYKA KONWENCJONALNA S.A. PL

PCA AB 735 • Rybnik, Poland • 43 methods

Petrochemistry & fuelsWater & wastewater

PGE GÓRNICTWO i ENERGETYKA KONWENCJONALNA S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 735 (Rybnik, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 43 test methods in the following areas: Petrochemistry & fuels, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Solid fuels: hard coal, Water, wastewater, Liquid fuels: heavy fuel oil, Wastewater. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, High-temperature combustion with IR detection, Thermogravimetric method (TGA).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 735
  • Methods in scope: 43
  • Types of test objects: 6
  • Techniques used: 14
  • City: Rybnik, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 735
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
- ODDZIAŁ ELEKTROWNIA RYBNIK, WYDZIAŁ LABORATORIUM CHEMICZNEGO, ul. Podmiejska
City
Rybnik, Poland

What this laboratory tests (6)

Analytical techniques used (14)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (43)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Wydział Laboratorium Chemicznego
1 Solid fuels: hard coal Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-G-04502:2014-11 p. 5.3.1.
2 Solid fuels: hard coal First-stage moisture content (free moisture)
Range (0,5 – 20,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 589:2006 | PN-80/G-04511
3 Solid fuels: hard coal Total moisture content
Range (1,0 – 30,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-80/G-04511
4 Solid fuels: hard coal Total moisture content (calculated) PN-80/G-04511 | PN-ISO 589:2006
5 Solid fuels: hard coal Moisture content in the analytical sample
Range (0,5 – 10,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-80/G-04511 | PN-ISO 11722:2009
6 Solid fuels: hard coal Moisture content in air-dried coal
Range (0,5 – 10,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-80/G-04511
7 Solid fuels: hard coal Second-stage moisture content (moisture remaining in the sample)
Range (0,5 – 10,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 589:2006 Metoda A1, A2
8 Solid fuels: hard coal Ash content
Range (2,0 – 40,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 1171:2002
9 Solid fuels: hard coal Volatile matter content
Range (15,00 – 40,00) %
Gravimetric method PN-G-04516:1998
10 Solid fuels: hard coal Total sulfur content
Range (0,10 – 4,00) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04584:2001 | ISO 19579:2006
11 Solid fuels: hard coal Total carbon content
Range (5,0 – 80,0) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04571:1998
12 Solid fuels: hard coal Total hydrogen content
Range (3,00 – 6,00) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04571:1998
13 Solid fuels: hard coal Gross calorific value
Range (10 000 – 35 000) kJ/kg
Calorimetric method PN-81/G-04513 | PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
14 Solid fuels: hard coal Net calorific value (calculated) PN-81/G-04513 | PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
15 Solid fuels: hard coal Moisture content in the analytical sample
Range (0,50 – 10,00) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PN-G-04560:1998
16 Solid fuels: hard coal Ash content
Range (2,00 – 40,00) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PN-G-04560:1998
17 Solid fuels: hard coal Volatile matter content
Range (15,00 – 35,00) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PN-G-04560:1998
18 Solid fuels: hard coal Free moisture content
Range (1,5 – 20,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-G-04611:2020-06
19 Solid fuels: hard coal Total moisture content
Range (2,5 – 30,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-G-04611:2020-06
20 Solid fuels: hard coal Total moisture content (calculated) PN-G-04611:2020-06
21 Solid fuels: hard coal Moisture content in the analytical sample
Range (0,5 – 10,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-G-04611:2020-06
22 Waste: code 10 01 01, 10 01 02 Total carbon content
Range (0,5 – 40,0) %
Regulated area: Kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04571:1998
23 Liquid fuels: heavy fuel oil Water content
Range (0,03 – 3,50) %
Titrimetric method PB-15 wydanie 4 z dnia 30.10.2020 r.
24 Liquid fuels: heavy fuel oil Total sulfur content
Range (0,5 – 5,00) %
Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (ED-XRF) PN-EN ISO 8754:2026-02
25 Liquid fuels: heavy fuel oil Total sulfur content
Range (0,5 – 5,00) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PB-13 wydanie 4 z dnia 30.10.2020 r.
26 Liquid fuels: heavy fuel oil Hydrogen content
Range (8,0 – 15,0) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PB-13 wydanie 4 z dnia 30.10.2020 r.
27 Liquid fuels: heavy fuel oil Total carbon content
Range (60,0 – 90,0) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PB-13 wydanie 4 z dnia 30.10.2020 r.
28 Liquid fuels: heavy fuel oil Gross calorific value
Range (38 000 – 48 000) kJ/kg
Calorimetric method PN-C-04062:2018-05
29 Liquid fuels: heavy fuel oil Net calorific value (calculated) PN-C-04062:2018-05
30 Water Element concentration
zinc (0,006 – 1,00) mg/l copper (0,005 – 1,00) mg/l nickel (0,004 – 1,00) mg/l lead (0,006 – 1,00) mg/l cadmium (0,0009 – 0,500) mg/l total chromium (0,003 – 1,00) mg/l iron (0,004 – 50,0) mg/l arsenic (0,010 – 1,00) mg/l boron (0,020 – 10,0) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
31 Wastewater Sampling for chemical and physical testing Manual method; Automatic method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
32 Wastewater Temperature
Range (2,0 – 40,0) °C
PN/77/C-04584
33 Wastewater Arsenic concentration
Range (0,010 – 1,00) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry with the hydride generation technique (HG-ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
34 Wastewater Element concentration
zinc (0,050 – 50,0) mg/l copper (0,010 – 1,00) mg/l nickel (0,010 – 1,00) mg/l lead (0,010 – 50,0) mg/l cadmium (0,0012 – 1,00) mg/l total chromium (0,002 – 1,00) mg/l iron (0,030 – 500) mg/l boron (0,16 – 200) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
35 Water, wastewater Mercury concentration
Range (0,00005 – 0,5) mg/l Range (0,05 – 500) µg/l
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PN-EN ISO 12846:2012 +Ap1:2016-07
36 Water, wastewater Mercury concentration
Range (0,00010 – 0,5) mg/l Range (0,10 – 500) µg/l
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique PN-EN ISO 12846:2012 +Ap1:2016-07
37 Water, wastewater pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
38 Water, wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,00 – 10000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
39 Water, wastewater Chloride concentration
Range (2,00 – 30000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
40 Water, wastewater Sulfate concentration
Range (10,0 – 2000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
41 Water, wastewater Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr
Range (15,0 – 300) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
42 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (3,0 – 100,0) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
43 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002

Reference standards (29)

ISO 19579:2006
PB-13 wydanie 4 z dnia 30.10.2020 r.
PB-15 wydanie 4 z dnia 30.10.2020 r.
PN-80/G-04511
PN-81/G-04513
PN-C-04062:2018-05
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 12846:2012 +Ap1:2016-07
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 8754:2026-02
PN-G-04502:2014-11 p. 5.3.1.
PN-G-04516:1998
PN-G-04560:1998
PN-G-04571:1998
PN-G-04584:2001
PN-G-04611:2020-06
PN-ISO 1171:2002
PN-ISO 11722:2009
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 589:2006
PN-ISO 589:2006 Metoda A1, A2
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN/77/C-04584