Thermogravimetric Analysis
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) is a thermal characterization technique that continuously measures mass loss or gain of a material as a function of temperature (or time at constant temperature). Developed systematically by William Wendlandt and colleagues in the 1960s, TGA identifies thermal transitions (evaporation, decomposition, oxidation, reduction) and quantifies composition of polymers, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, and other materials. The derivative signal (DTG) highlights transition temperatures. When combined with gas analysis (MS, FTIR), decomposition products are identified.
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- Wendlandt, W. W. (1986). Thermal Analysis (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. · URL
- Haines, P. J. (Ed.). (2012). Principles of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2nd ed.). Royal Society of Chemistry. · URL
- Vyazovkin, S., et al. (2020). ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for performing kinetic computations on thermal analysis data. Thermochimica Acta, 689, 178597. · DOI 10.1016/j.tca.2020.178597
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