Differential scanning calorimetry experimental considerations

Landry, M.R. 2005. Thermoporometry by differential scanning calorimetry Experimental considerations and... 

Landry MR (2005) Thermoporometry by differential scanning calorimetry experimental considerations and applications. Thermochim Acta 433(l-2) 27-50. doi 10.1016/j.tca.2005.02.015 Lehto VP, Vaha-Heikkila K, Paski J, Salonen J (2005) Use of thermoanalytical methods in quantification of drug load in mesoporous silicon microparticles. J Therm Anal Calorim 80(2) 393-397... 

During the last decade there has been a rapid expansion in the scope of experimental studies on clathrate hydrates. In particular, differential scanning calorimetry studies have been used to obtain direct measurements of thermodynamic properties and accurate measurements of composition [14], and Xe NMR has been used as a direct probe of the environment of the guest molecules [15]. Measurements of the thermal conductivity have also attracted considerable interest [16]. Other related experiments include supersonic beam [6] and thin-film IR [17] studies, which have been used to study some of the processes that might contribute to nucleation of clathrate hydrates. These experiments are beginning to provide the sort of data base that is needed for a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of clathrate hydrates. 

In the 1970s and 1980s, considerable amounts of effort were spent on investigating the chemorheology of thermosets. There are many experimental techniques that have been used to investigate the cure kinetics of thermosets differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, dielectric measurements, and rheokinetic measurements. There are monographs (Kock 1977 May 1983 Turi 1981) and a comprehensive review article (Halley and Mackay 1996) on the subject. 

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