Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) coupled to Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
Last changed: 08 September 2020
Time and temperature resolved analysis of thermal decomposition with product detection in outgoing gases.
Two interconnected instruments that can be run as one system. TGA is used to monitor thermal decomposition of materials, such as, for example, torrefaction or combustion of wood which quantifies the moisture content and the content of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, etc.
FTIR is a spectrophotometry instrument that works in the infrared range. Can be used for the identification of substances and chemical bonds in a gas, but also in liquid / solid phase. The instruments can be operated separately if needed.