Thermo Scientific TGA-IR User manual

Nicolet Series FT-IR Spectrometers
TGA-IR Module
User Guide
269-297200 Revision A July 2014

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Chapter 1 TGA-IR Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
About the TGA-IR Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Safety and Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
TGA-IR Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting Up the TGA-IR System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Performing a TGA-IR Experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Turning Off the TGA-IR System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing the TGA-IR Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Contents

Thermo Scientific TGA-IR Module User Guide 1
TGA-IR Module
The TGA-IR module allows you to couple your Thermo Scientific Nicolet™ iS™50,
Nicolet iS10, Nicolet iZ10, Nicolet X700 Series or Nicolet 380 FT-IR spectrometer or AEM
(Auxiliary Experiment Module) with a Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) furnace to run
TGA-IR deformulation experiments. The infrared spectrometer and our OMNIC Series
software provide state-of-the art tools for identifying evolved gases and gas mixtures.
Figure 1. Nicolet iS50 spectrometer with TGA-IR module installed
Before operating the TGA-IR module, you should have a working knowledge of your FT-IR
spectrometer and the OMNIC™ Series software. You will also need to know the fundamentals
of thermogravimetric analysis and the operating characteristics of your TGA furnace.
TGA-IR module fits in sample compartment of spectrometer or AEM module
Nicolet iS50
FT-IR spectrometer TGA-IR module