Thermal Analysis, 3rd Edition

Provides a comprehensive introduction to thermal analysis and its usefulness in every area of science from archeology to zoology. Covers many new applications of techniques in TG, DTA, DSC, EGD/EGA, and others. Describes instruments available for each technique, including microcomputers. Includes rewritten chapters on EGD/EGA, miscellaneous techniques, and the determination of purity by DSC. 1. General Introduction -- 2. Thermogravimetry -- 3. Thermobalances And Accessory Equipment -- 4. Applications Of Thermogravimetry -- 5. Differential Thermal Analysis And Differential Scanning Calorimetry -- 6. Differential Thermal Analysis And Differential Scanning Calorimetry Instrumentation -- 7. Applications Of Differential Thermal Analysis And Differential Scanning Calorimetry -- 8. Evolved Gas Detection And Evolved Gas Analysis -- 9. Thermophotometry -- 10. Cryoscopic And Differential Scanning Calorimetry Purity Determination -- 11. Miscellaneous Thermal Analysis Techniques -- 12. The Application Of Digital And Analog Computers To Thermal Analysis -- 13. Thermal Analysis Nomenclature -- Index. Wesley Wm. Wendlandt. A Wiley-interscience Publication. Includes Bibliographies And Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The currently accepted definition of thermal analysis, as given by Mackenzie (1, 2) and the International Confederation for Thermal Analysis (ICTA) is: "A group of techniques in which a physical property of a substance and/or its reaction products is measured as a function of temperature whilst the substance is subjected to a controlled temperature program." Provided in this book is a comprehensive introduction to thermal analysis and its usefulness in every area of science from archeology to zoology. It covers many new applications of techniques in TG, DTA, DSC, EGD/EGA and others.