How to Measure Vitrinite Reflectance with the GeoImage

Through the use of a connected camera, GeoImage™ is capable of quickly and accurately measuring the reflectance of vitrinite macerals. As a tool that has been specifically designed for organic petrographic analysis, GeoImage™ utilizes two Standard Test Methodologies, of which include ISO 7404-5 and ASTM D2798.

To perform these analyses, GeoImage™ reads the vitrinite reflectance intensity from each pixel of a calibrated camera, which amounts to the simultaneous measurement of millions of points. As a result of this standard configuration procedure, GeoImage™ allows users to quickly perform vitrinite reflectance tests in a highly accurate way for a wide variety of materials including coals, kerogens and petroleum source rock. Furthermore, GeoImage™ exhibits a flexible and user-friendly design that offers users point counting capabilities and automation of the test procedure, as well as high-resolution color imaging.

Without requiring the addition of any moving parts, GeoImage™ is highly durable and user-friendly vitrinite reflectance measurement system that exhibits an exceptional flexibility and speed performance. GeoImage™ is expected to successfully comply with any future changes that may occur in both coal testing methods and other types of experiments.

Product Applications

Vitrinite Coal Reflectometry

Organic Petrography

Kerogen Analysis

Petroleum Source Rock Analysis

Petrochemistry

Coke Analysis

Product Specifications

High-resolution camera

Allows for a rapid measurement of the entire sample

Functions according to both ISO 7404 and ASTM D2798 standards

CRAIC Reflectance Reference Materials available

Point counting feature

Manual or automated operation

High-resolution color imaging

Achieved by both reflectance and fluorescence