
Thermal Analysis
From Introductory Fundamentals to Advanced Applications
Description
Key Features
- Gives a solid introduction to the scientific principles of TA for those who are new to these techniques or need a deeper understanding
- Illustrates concepts with more than 100 schematic and analysis curves, several flow charts, process diagrams and photographs
- Contains chapters that cover the user of TA in materials science and crystal structures
Readership
Researchers using Thermal Analysis in materials design, chemical engineering, food quality, chemicals, electronics, industrial chemistry, and waste management and recycling. Upper undergraduate and graduate students and educators in chemistry, physics, physical science, and materials science
Table of Contents
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Chapter I: State-of-the-Art and Definitions of Various Thermal Analysis Techniques
Definitions
Instrumentation of DSC and DTA
Differential photo-calorimetry (DPC)
Pressure differential scanning calorimetry (PDSC)
Low temperature type DSC
General thermodynamic relationships
Thermogravimetry (TG) or thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
Thermomechanical analysis (TMA)
Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)
Dielectric thermal analysis (DEA)
Thermally- stimulated current (TSC)
Emanation thermal analysis (ETA)
Thermoluminescence (TL)
Fast scanning calorimetry (FSC)
Microcalorimetry
Laser flash method thermal constant measuring LF/TCM
Moisture evolution analyzers (MEA)
Thermal analysis data processing system
Summary
ReferenceChapter 2: Temperature-Modulated DSC (TMDSC)
Production of nanostructured metal oxides
Estimation of carbon content
Production of metal carbides and metals and alloys nanoparticles
Production of metal sulfides, selenides and phosphides
TGA in sol-gel science
Estimation of metal’s molar mass
Estimating oxygen content in metal oxides
Carbonization
Summary
ReferencesChapter 3: Thermal Analysis in Materials Science
Production of nanostructured metal oxides
Estimation of carbon content
Production of metal carbides and metals and alloys nanoparticles
Production of metal sulfides, selenides and phosphides
TGA in sol-gel science
Estimation of metal’s molar mass
Estimating oxygen content in metal oxides
Carbonization
Summary
ReferencesChapter 4: Applications of TA
TA in food industry
TA of soap and detergents
TA in electronics industry
Polymer crystallinity
Polymer blends
TA in fossil fuel research
TA in clays
TA in cement industry
TA in explosives
TA in testing the loading efficiencies of drugs
TA in solid state reaction kinetics
Summary
ReferencesChapter 5: Thermal Analysis in Studying the Phase Problem
Crystal structure transformation
Topotactic thermal conversion
Constructing phase diagrams using TA techniques
Thermoelectric materials
Phase transformations in organic compounds and drugs
Summary
ReferencesChapter 6: Thermal Analysis in Recycling and Waste Management
Identity of the mixed recycled plastics using DSC
TGA in the transformation processes of waste rubber and plastic products for energy carriers
TGA characteristics and kinetics of scrap tyre- biomass co-pyrolysis
Capture of organic iodides from nuclear waste
Chalcogenide aerogels as sorbents for radioactive iodine
Sandia Octahedral Molecular Sieves (SOMS) and their related perovskites in nuclear waste management
Study of nuclear graphite using TGA
Thermal oxidation of nuclear graphite
Thermal characteristics of spent activated carbon (SAC) generated from air cleaning units
Cold-cap reactions in vitrification of nuclear waste glass
TA in vitrification of radioactive spent ion exchange resins (SIER) in borosilicate glass
TA in electronics waste recycling
Summary
References
Product details
- No. of pages: 320
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2021
- Published: June 23, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9780323901925
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323901918
About the Authors
El-Zeiny Ebeid
Affiliations and Expertise
Mohamed Zakaria
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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Mohamed H. Tue May 25 2021
Mohamed Barakat Zakaria Hegazy
This book really is useful for researchers using Thermal Analysis in materials design, chemical engineering, food quality, chemicals, electronics, industrial chemistry, and waste management and recycling. Upper undergraduate and graduate students and educators in chemistry, physics, physical science, and materials science