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The PSI element of both the OSHA PSM Standard and the EPA RMP regulation can be improved by requiring the inclusion of all existing information on chemical reactivity. Examples of such information are chemical reactivity test data, such as DSC, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), or accelerating rate calorimetry and relevant incident reports from the plant, the corporation, industry, and government. OSHA and EPA should require the facility to consult such resources as Bretherick s Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards,Sax s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, and computerized tools (e g., CHETAH, The Chemical Reactivity Work Sheet). 

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated that these polymers showed limited thermal stability for these materials, with decomposition occurring at temperatures >130°C. This stability is thought to be related to the M-CNR bond. The Tg data ranged from 37° to 96°C. The X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) pattern data provided complementary information concerning morphology of the polymers, as summarized in Table 1. 

Although oxidation has been used to purify carbon materials, oxygen-carbon reactions have been shown to drastically alter physiochemical properties, such as wettability and adsorption characteristics. Moreover, oxidation can easily induce damage to carbon materials or even destroy the sample. This is of particular importance in the case of carbon nanostmctures. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), which measures changes of mass during oxidation processes, has been widely used to determine the purification conditions [22-24]. However, TGA does not provide information on what type of carbon is removed from the sample or to what extent nanostructures are damaged. 

The use of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) apparatus to obtain kinetic data involves a series of trade-offs. Since we chose to employ a unit which is significantly larger than commercially available instruments (in order to obtain accurate chromatographic data), it was difficult to achieve time invariant O2 concentrations for runs with relatively rapid combustion rates. The reactor closely approximated ideal back-mixing conditions and consequently a dynamic mathematical model was used to describe the time-varying O2 concentration, temperature excursions on the shale surface and the simultaneous reaction rate. Kinetic information was extracted from the model by matching the computational predictions to the measured experimental data. 

Thermogravimetrical analysis provides information on loss of mass which may be a result of degradation with volatilization of plasticizer component, plasticizer evaporation, or degradation and volatilization of any other component of the tested mixture (most likely polymer and stabilizer because test formulations are usually kept simple). Beeause of these different reasons for mass loss the results are difficult to interpret. In some studies reported here, evaporation loss of plasticizer was distinguished from loss of degradation products by ranning two separate tests one for the pure plasticizer and the other for the entire composition. This may help to better understand reasons for mass loss but it... 

Carbon black content Weight percentage Range for nominal value specified in certification report 1.8-2.6wt%, individttal values determined may not vary from nominal by more thanilO % Thermogravimetric analysis based on DIN EN ISO 11358, Section B1 in Supplemental Information on Tests, or determination in accordance with ASTM 1603-94... 

The deeper information concerning a theimooxidative decomposition was obtained by using thermogravimetric analysis combined with an IR analysis of degradation products. It is obvious from the IR spectra taken at 670 °C (Figure 19) that the main degradation product is carbon dioxide (band at 2350 cm-i). The carbon monooxide (ca 2150 cm i), water (3500 cm ) and aromatic fragments (1500 cm" ) were also identified in the spectra. 

Further information about the fillers can be obtained from thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray fluoroscence spectroscopy (XRF). In TGA, the weight loss and... 

Thermogravimetric analysis enables one to continuously monitor the mass of a sample as a function of temperature and/or time. Unfortunately, the instrument cannot identify the volatile products that are evolving as temperature is increased unless it is coupled to another analytical tool such as a mass spectrometer (MS) or Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), as discussed in Section 3.2.5. For standalone TGA it is important to gather as much information as possible about a sample from prior work, from the suppher, or from the open literature. In some instances, a more complete characterization of a sample may be possible using complementary experiments, including other thermal or analytical techniques. 

Among the most commonly used thermoanalytical techniques is thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), which provides information about the mass variations resulting from a physical (sublimation, evaporation, condensation) or chemical (degradation, decomposition, oxidation) change as a function of time and/or temperatiue [12]. 

The combined technique of thermogravimetric analysis - infrared spectroscopy, TGA/IR, provides very useful information to enable the understanding of the degradation scheme of a polymer. In addition to the usual weight loss information that is produced from the TGA portion of the experiment, the infrared spectra that are obtained permit temporal resolution of the gases that are evolved from the degrading polymer. In this paper, several systems that have been studied in these laboratories are reviewed and some of the mechanistic information that has been obtained is elucidated. 

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