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Thermogravimetric analysis
Thermal method of analysis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thermogravimetric analysis or thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) is a method of thermal analysis in which the mass of a sample is measured over time as the temperature changes. This measurement provides information about physical phenomena, such as phase transitions, absorption, adsorption and desorption; as well as chemical phenomena including chemisorptions, thermal decomposition, and solid-gas reactions (e.g., oxidation or reduction).[1]
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Acronym | TGA |
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Classification | Thermal analysis A typical TGA system |
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Related | Isothermal microcalorimetry Differential scanning calorimetry Dynamic mechanical analysis Thermomechanical analysis Differential thermal analysis Dielectric thermal analysis |
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