The Patoka Lab is utilized for testing of a multitude or petroleum products that are received at the newly constructed Patoka Terminal in south central Illinois and distributed north towards the BP Refinery in Whiting , IN. The lab houses multiple fume hoods for containment and testing of the petroleum samples that metered off the exterior pipelines for quality and purity testing. Facility includes multiple pieces of testing equipment to test in accordance with Petroleum Testing Guidelines stipulated by API.Facility has office space, external toluene and petroleum waste tanks, and can house limited quantities of stored samples after testing in Flammable Storage units. The lab has a variable air volume (VAV) HVAC system with 100% exhaust and recirculation and fresh air bypass capabilities. Lab has flammable gas detection systems, fire alarm system, and shunt trip capabilities when flammable gas is detected.Lab was fabricated and commissioned off site and sent to the final assembly point and, re-assembled, erected and commissioned onsite.
