Overview
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is used to characterize physical and chemical material properties as a function of temperature in a precisely controlled atmosphere. The method provides valuable information for quality control, development, and research. Application areas include thermoplastics, elastomers, thermosets, metals and ceramics as well as a wide range of analyses in the chemical, building, food and pharmaceutical industries.
A TGA/DSC instrument is even more versatile because it combines a TGA with a DSC. The system can be coupled on-line to a mass spectrometer or FTIR spectrometer to identify the nature of evolved gaseous products. Combined with a humidity generator it can also be used to study sorption processes.
In this webinar, we will discuss the basic principles of TGA and present some interesting application examples. Attendees will learn the advantages of using different temperature programs and understand the most important industrial TGA applications.
Key Takeaways
- Understand the basic measurement principles of TGA
- Learn the advantages of using different temperature programs and/or atmospheres
- Know the most important applications from different industries
- Learn about the power of the many different results you can get by the investigation by TGA
Speaker
Markus Schubnell was awarded a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Bern in Switzerland. From 1988 to 1998 he worked as research fellow at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland. Dr. Schubnell's main field of research was solar energy. From 2001 to 2011 he was a lecturer in physics and statistics at the University of Applied Sciences in Northwestern Switzerland. From 1998 to present, Dr. M. Schubnell has worked as a scientist in the department of Thermal Analysis of Mettler-Toledo.