Publications

A New Approach for Determining the Acid and Base Number of Used Oils
Machinery and Lubrication May-June 2015
Craig Winterfield and F. R. van de Voort

Quantitative Condition Monitoring of In-use Oils by FTIR Spectroscopy
Lube-Tech: The European Lubricants Industry Magazine
Craig Winterfield and F. R. van de Voort

Automated Acid Content Determination in Lubricants by FTIR Spectroscopy as an Alternative to Acid Number Determination
Journal of ASTM International VOl. 6 No. 6
D. Li, J. Sedman, D.L. García-González, F.R. van de Voort

A New FTIR Technique for Monitoring the Conditions of Lubricants Used in Pulp and Paper Mills
Thermal-Lube/McGill University/Paprican/Tianjin University
Kaitang Hu, Michel Murphy, Frederick R. van de Voort, David Pinchuk, Xuejun Zou

Additive Reconstruction of Oils
Thermal-Lube/McGill University:
David Pinchuk, E. Akochi-Koblé and J. Pinchuk; F. van de Voort and J. Sedman

Demystifying and Understanding Your Lubricants Using FTIR Spectroscopic Analysis
Thermal-Lube/McGill University
David Pinchuk, E. Akochi-Koblé, R. A. Cocciardi and J. Pinchuk; F. van de Voort and J. Sedman

FTIR Condition Monitoring of In-service lubricants: Ongoing Developments
and Future Perspectives
Thermal-Lube/McGill University:
F.R. van de Voort, J. Sedman, R. A. Cocciardi and D. Pinchuk

In-Line, Continuous Monitoring of Fuel Dilution in Motor Oils by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
McGill University/Thermal-Lube
F.R. van de Voort, D. Pinchuk

Measuring Moisture in Lubricants with FTIR: An Alternative to Karl Fischer Titration
Thermal-Lube/McGill University:
Frederick R. van de Voort and Jacqueline Sedman, David Pinchuk and Robert Cocciardi, Steve Juneau

Quantitative FTIR Condition Monitoring – Analytical Wave of the Future?
Thermal-Lube/McGill University:
Frederick van de Voort, David Pinchuk, Josh Pinchuk

FTIR Acid and Base Number Analyses: Their Potential to Replace ASTM Methods
Thermal-Lube/McGill University:
F.R. van de Voort, D. Pinchuk, M. Davies, A. Taghizadeh

Investigation of the Potential Utility of Single-Bounce Attenuated Total Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Distilled Liquors and Wines
Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry 2005
Robert A. Cocciardi, Ashraf A. Ismail, and Jacqueline Sedman

Method and Apparatus for Continuous Oil Monitoring and Treatment
McGill/ Thermal-Lube Patent
Ashraf A. Ismail, Frederick R. van de Voort, David Pinchuk

Practical, Effective FTIR Technology Reduces Cost on the Plant Floor and/or in the Laboratory: Two Case Histories
Thermal-Lube: Internal
David Pinchuk, Emmanuel Akochi-Koblé, Josh Pinchuk

Lubricant Life Extension through a Collaborative Condition Monitoring Program
(Two Case Studies)
Canadian Mining Journal:
D. Pinchuk, J. Pinchuk, E. Akochi-Koblé, Michel Murphy, Rock Gagné, Dominic Prince

Tribology and Lubrication in Extreme Environments (Two Case Studies)
Thermal-Lube/McGill University: Internal
D. Pinchuk, J. Pinchuk, E Akochi-Koblé; A. Ismail, F.R. van de Voort

Automated FTIR Analysis of Free Fatty Acids or Moisture in Edible Oils
JALA-Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation
Ahmed Al-Alawi, Frederick R. van de Voort, Jacqueline Sedman, and Andrew Ghetler

In-Line, Continuous Monitoring of Fuel Dilution in Motor Oils by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
Lubrication Excellence / Oil Analysis
F.R. van de Voort, D. Pinchuk

An Overview of Progress and New Developments in FTIR Lubricant Condition Monitoring Methodology
Journal of ASTM International Vol 8 No. 5
F. R. van de Voort, J. Sedman, and D. Pinchuk

Determination of Acid Number and Base Number in Lubricants by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Journal of Applied Spectroscopy
F. R. van de Voort, J. Sedman, V. Yaylayan, and C. Saint Laurent

Quantitative Determination of Moisture in Lubricants by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Journal of Applied Spectroscopy
F. R. van de Voort, J. Sedman, V. Yaylayan, C. Saint Laurent, and C. Mucciardi

Analysis of Acid Number in Phosphate Esters by FTIR Spectroscopy
McGill University/Thermal-Lube: Internal
F.R. van de Voort

Automated Acid and Base Number Determination of Mineral-Based Lubricants by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: Commercial Laboratory Evaluation
Journal of Laboratory Automation
Craig Winterfield and F. R. van de Voort