Abstract
This chapter discusses the basics and principles involved in the instrumentation of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Different types of balances, crucibles, and furnaces used in TGA instrumentation are addressed. The basic information that can be derived from a thermogravimetry thermogram is also discussed in detail, as are advanced TGA instruments utilized for evolved gas analysis and their application in predicting the thermal decomposition mechanisms of polymer nanocomposites. Further, the application of TGA in fields such as determination of drug and functional moiety loading, gas adsorption studies, relative strength of catalysts, and thermal degradation kinetic analysis for polymer nanocomposites is addressed with appropriate case studies.
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