Introduction to Thermal Analysis

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. Thermal events

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4. Thermogravimetry (TG)

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5. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

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6. Thermoptometry

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7. Thermodilatometry (TD)

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8. Thermomechanical analysis (TMA)

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9. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) or dynamic thermomechanometry

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10. Combination of thermal analysis techniques

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11. Evolved gas analysis (EGA)

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12. Less-common techniques

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13. The use of microcomputers in thermal analysis

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14. Reaction kinetics from thermal analysis

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15. Purity determination using DSC

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16. The literature and nomenclature of thermal analysis

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17. Thermal analysis equipment

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18. Conclusion

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19. Back Matter

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The aim of this book is, as its title suggests, to help sOilleone with little or no knowledge of what thermal analysis can do, to find out briefly what the subject is all about, to decide whether it will be of use to him or her, and to help in getting started on the more common techniques. Some of the less-common techniques are mentioned, but more specialized texts should be consulted before venturing into these areas. This book arose out of a set of notes prepared for courses on thermal analysis given at instrument workshops organized by'the S.A. Chemical Institute. It has also been useful for similar short courses given at various universities and technikons. I have made extensive use ofthe manufacturers' literature, and I am grateful to them for this information. A wide variety of applications has been drawn from the literature to use as examples and these are acknowledged in the text. A fuller list of the books, reviews and other literature ofthermal analysis is given towards the back of this book. The ICTA booklet 'For Better Thermal Analysis' is also a valuable source of information. I am particularly grateful to my wife, Cindy, for typing the manuscript, to Mrs Heather Wilson for the line drawings, and to Professor David Dollimore of the University of Toledo, Ohio, for many helpful suggestions.

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