Bruker Hyphenated Technique: TG-FTIR

Thermal Analysis provides ideal tools for the characterization of all kinds of organic and inorganic solids and liquids. Thermodynamic transitions, thermal stability, decomposition and chemical reactions can be detected and quantified with high accuracy over a broad temperature range.

In some cases, however, information about the type of gases evolved is needed in order to gain a detailed understanding of the chemistry behind the processes. The combination of thermal analysis with the powerful infrared spectroscopy for the evolved gases bridges this analytical gap. It allows for deeper insight into the material’s behavior and may provide a fingerprint of the analyzed material.

The Proteus® software for thermal analysis and the OPUS software for the FT-IR measurement are integrated with one another to support the Thermal Analysis-to-FT-IR coupling. The relationship to temperature and time of all information produced by the running experiment is meticulously maintained.