Separate overlapping events based on different kinetics

3 Separate overlapping events based on different kinetics 

This effect is also of advantage with materials which are prone to decomposition. When fast scan rates are used the decomposition process, which is normally slow to begin with, is displaced to higher temperatures allowing measurement of transitions that would previously be obscured by the decomposition process. This can permit clear melting profiles and measurement of heats of fusion materials from materials which would otherwise have decomposed. 

If adopting this method, great care must be taken to prevent contamination of the analyser. Frequent checks and cleaning may be required, and for this reason small samples should be used together with high piuge gas rates to remove volatiles. 

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