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Design, calibration and testing of a new macro-thermogravimetric analyzer

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The design and development of a macro-thermogravimetric (TG) analyzer are presented. Two sources of measurement bias are studied: balance heating and the effect of viscous forces. Temperature regulation and measurement are discussed. In a second part of the study, results obtained with the newly developed macro-TG system for the dehydration of CuSO4·5H2O are compared with data obtained with a commercial thermobalance. The effects of mass and of the heating rate on TG and differential TG curves are discussed. Finally, the effect of the initial mass of a polyethylene sample on its combustion is studied as an example application of the macro-TG device.

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  1. CEA, DEN, DE2D, SEVT, Laboratoire des Procédés Thermique Innovant, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, 30 207, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France

    Q. Balme, F. Lemont, F. Rousset, J. Sedan, P. Charvin & J. Bondroit

  2. UPPA, ENSGTI, Laboratoire de Thermique, Energétique et Procédé, Rue Jules Ferry, BP 7511, 64075, Pau, France

    F. Marias

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Balme, Q., Lemont, F., Rousset, F. et al. Design, calibration and testing of a new macro-thermogravimetric analyzer. J Therm Anal Calorim 132, 1439–1447 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7118-x

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