Crucibles for thermogravimetric analysis (tga)
AssigneeUniversity of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsGaume Romain, Matthew Julian
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Abstract
A crucible for a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) system can include a side wall defining a crucible opening, and a base enclosed by side wall and opposite the crucible opening. The base and side wall form an interior volume configured to hold a material for thermogravimetric analysis. The base can include a base shape configured to prevent a center of mass of the material within the crucible from shifting during thermogravimetric analysis.
Claims20
A crucible for a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) system, comprising:
- a side wall defining a crucible opening;
- and
- a base enclosed by side wall and opposite the crucible opening, the base and side wall forming an interior volume configured to hold a material for thermogravimetric analysis, wherein the base includes a base shape configured to prevent a center of mass of the material within the crucible from shifting during thermogravimetric analysis.
The crucible of claim of 1, wherein the base includes a holding feature extending from the base toward the crucible opening configured to resist lateral motion of the material within the crucible.
A crucible for thermogravimetric analysis including a shape configured to prevent walking of a material within the crucible during thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to prevent erroneous apparent mass loss readings.
A method, comprising:
- using a crucible configured to prevent walking of a material within the crucible shape in a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) system to reduce or eliminate erroneous apparent mass loss readings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.