Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer
Perkin Elmer 8000 TGA
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Balance Sensitivity: 0.1 µg
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Balance Capacity: 1300 mg
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Temperature Range: 25oC- 1200 oC
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Temperature Scanning Rate: 0.1 oC/min - 500 oC/min
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Sample Atmosphere: air and nitrogen
Perkin Elmer Pyris 1 TGA
- Balance Sensitivity: 0.1 µg
- Balance Capacity: 1300 mg
- Temperature Range: 50 oC - 1500 oC
- Temperature Scanning Rate: 0.1 oC/min - 50 oC/min
- Temperature Precision: +/- 5 oC
- Sample Pans: Pt, capacity of 250 μl
- Sample Atmosphere: current set-up for air and nitrogen through gas switching box
- Cooling: from 1500 oC to 100 oC in less than 30 min
TGA measures loss of water, solvent or plasticizer; decarboxylation, pyrolysis, oxidation, decomposition percent filler or ash, percent coke on catalysts, percent carbon in oil, percent volatile component in inorganics. This is a quantitative system to identify losses without knowing what are individual steps are (unless a chemistry of the sample is known).