MSE Labs and available Equipment

Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA)

Differential thermal analysis has long been applied in the study of minerals such as clay minerals, carbonates, sulphates and zeolites, sulfides and arsenides, graphite. Thermal analysis instruments predominantly use thermocouples, platinum resistance thermometers, and thermistors. When the sample undergoes a transformation, it will either absorb (endothermic) or release (exothermic) heat.

In differential thermal analysis, the ToC difference between a reactive sample and a non-reactive reference is determined as a function of time, providing useful information about the temperatures, thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions.

Thermogravimetric analysis determines the weight gain or loss of a condensed phase due to gas release or absorption as a function of temperature.

Contact Information:
Phil Anderson (520) 322-2308
pla@u.arizona.edu
4715 E. Fort Lowell Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85712