Gas analyzer EGA - GCMS

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During heating samples often undergo phase transitions and/or weight change due to evaporation of solvents and/or chemical reactions. These changes can be detected by thermal analysis: calorimetric techniques (DTA and DSC) give information about the heat involved in these processes and thermogravimetry (TG) shows the weight change. Weight change can be either weight increase due to oxidation reactions or weight loss due to decomposition by liberation of volatile compounds. Analysis of these evolved gases can give valuable information about the sample composition and reaction pathways for decomposition. As thermal analysis gives no information about the nature of the evolved gases, coupling with spectrometers or chromatographs is a valuable tool for evolved gas analysis (EGA).