DTA-TG analysis
Abstract
Thermogravimetry (TG) measures the relationship between a substance's mass and temperature under a programmed temperature, tracking physical phenomena (melting, evaporation, sublimation, adsorption) and chemical ones (dehydration, dissociation, oxidation, reduction) that accompany mass change. The test curve (TG curve) plots mass (decreasing downward) against temperature/time; derivative thermogravimetry (DTG), the first derivative of the TG curve (dm/dt), gives higher resolution and peaks whose area is proportional to sample mass.
The basic instrument is a thermobalance (balance, furnace, programmed temperature control, recording system). Results are affected by instrument factors (heating rate, furnace atmosphere, furnace geometry, crucible material) and sample factors (mass, particle size, packing, thermal conductivity); a heating rate of 5–10 ℃/min is recommended, and sample mass and particle size should be controlled to avoid internal temperature gradients. TG is quantitative and is applied to thermal decomposition, calcination, moisture/volatile/ash determination, dehydration, kinetics and oxidation/reduction stability.
Key facts
- TG: mass vs temperature under programmed heating; dynamic (ramp) or static (isothermal)
- DTG: first derivative dm/dt; peak area proportional to sample mass; higher resolution
- Instrument: thermobalance (balance, furnace, temperature program, recorder)
- Recommended heating rate: 5–10 ℃/min
- Sample effects: mass, particle size, packing, thermal conductivity
- Typical applications: thermal decomposition, calcination, moisture/volatile/ash, dehydration, kinetics, oxidation/reduction stability
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