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Abstract Number: 2980-8     Author Name: Kevin P Menard Affiliation: PerkinElmer LAS Session Title: Polymer Characterization Event Type: Oral Event Title: Simultaneous TGA/DTA and TGA Measurements Coupled to GC/MS Presider(s): Menard, Kevin P Start Time: 04:05 PM ( Slot # 9 ) Date: Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Location: S503b Keywords: GC-MS, Pharmaceutical, Polymers & Plastics, Thermal Analysis

Co-Authors

Name Affiliation Goodman, William Douglas PerkinElmer LAS Salamon, Andrew Walker PerkinElmer LAS Ye, Peng PerkinElmer LAS

Abstract Content

TGA-MS is an important technique for material characterization; however simultaneous evolution of different gas can be difficult to interpret under certain conditions, when mixtures of hydrocarbons are evolved for example. In these cases, GC/MS has some decided advantages. In addition, being able to also see the DTA or heat flux DSC curve with the TGA curve allows one to gain a better understanding of the transitions in the materials.