Selection of MaxRes Parameters

Today, most thermoanalytical measurements are performed with predefined constant heating rates. Despite the great success and wide application of this method, it has been known for forty years that concepts such as thermal effects of a sample exist which must be enlisted in the determination of the experimental conditions [1 - 4], i.e. particularly how the heating rate can be adapted during the analysis.

This article describes the basic differences between these two methods with constant or effect-dependent heating rate, their specific advantages and disadvantages and offers tips on the selection of valid experimental parameters using the example of the MaxRes method in thermogravimetry [5].

^{Selection of MaxRes Parameters | Thermal Analysis Application No. UC 63 | Application published in METTLER TOLEDO Thermal Analysis UserCom 6}