Block diagram of thermogravimetric analysis. Thermal analysis fundamentals and applications to polymer science. Quinn jhon wiley and sons publications 1999. This is definition of tg by ictac. Thermogravimetric analysis or thermal gravimetric analysis tga is a method of thermal analysis in which the mass of a sample is measured over time as the temperature changes.
Such analysis relies on a high degree of precision in three measurements. As many weight loss curves look similar the weight loss curve may require transformation. As well as chemical phenomena including chemisorptions thermal decomposition and solid. Temperature ranges are usually from room temperature to as high as 2700 k.
It consists of various basic components in sequence to give the flexibility essential for the production of useful analytical data in the form of tga curve as displays in figure. Nomenclature of thermal analysis definition of the field of thermal analysis ta thermal analysis ta is a group of techniques that study the properties of materials as they change with temperature ictac international confederation for thermal analysis and. Weight temperature and temperature change. Basic components of a classic thermobalance are listed below.
Thermogravimetric analysistga principle. Continuous mass recording and compensation is possible by electromagnetic weight compensation. Thermal analysis thermogravimetry tg differential scanning calorimetry dsc debjani banerjee department of chemical engineering iit kanpur. It is the most important component of thermobalance.
A tga instrument 31. Definitions of simultaneous thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis tgdta tgadta a method in which. This measurement provides information about physical phenomena such as phase transitions absorption adsorption and desorption. Instrumentation facilities in pgrl che 1 simultaneous thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry sdt q600 ta instruments 2 autosorb iq physisorption chemisorption temperature programmed reduction tpr temperature programmed.
Phase diagrams thermal analysis thermal analysisan experimental method to determine phase diagrams. Principle of thermogravimetry tg definitions of thermogravimetry tg a technique in which the mass of the sample is monitored against time or temperature while the temperature of the sample in a specified atmosphere is programmed. The instrument used in thermogravimetry tg is known as a thermobalance. The change in the weight of the substance is recorded as a function of temperature or time.
In thermogravimetric analysis the sample is heated in a given environment air n2 co2 he ar etc at controlled rate. Thermogravimetric analysis instrumentation. The temperature is increased at a constant rate for a known initial weight of the substance and the changes in weights are recorded. Tga thermogravimetric analysis or thermal gravimetric analysis is a type of testing that is performed on samples to determine changes in weight in relation to change in temperature.
Block diagram of a thermobalance 10 t. Total sample masses may range from milligrams to grams. A block diagram of a typical thermogravimetric apparatus is shown in fig.