Thermogravimetry is a technique in which the mass of a sample is monitored against time or temperature in a Thermogravimetric analyser (TGA).

We have two Thermogravimetic analysers, manufactured by Rubotherm GmbH. Both instruments contain a Magnetic Suspension Balance, which weighs a sample in a closed reactor cell with an external microbalance, through a magnetic suspension coupling that transmits the weight force through the wall of the sample cell.

We regularly investigate the sorption characteristics of carbon-based materials as well as materials containing halide-salts.