Thermal Analysis for Safety Evaluation of Chemical Processes
How to Use Thermal Analysis to Improve Safety in the Chemical Industry
Program
- Basic concepts of safety analysis: time to maximum rate, criticality of a reaction
- Thermal analysis and reaction calorimetry applications
- Industry applications: differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Industry applications: thermogravimetry (TGA)
- Interactive Q&A session
Accident prevention in chemical production plants is a critical topic, and avoiding incidents that could cause casualties or environmental harm is paramount. Thermal runaway reactions are often at the root of such incidents and must be effectively managed. By using thermal analysis and reaction calorimetry, you can easily assess the thermal safety of chemicals and processes. This means that thermal hazards can be identified at an early stage of process development, saving time, costs, and lives.
Join this live webinar to learn how thermal analysis techniques—DSC and TGA—are used to investigate hazardous compounds and conduct safety studies in the chemical industry. We will present real-life examples of safety investigations using these techniques.
Don’t miss the live Q&A session where you can ask our experts your own questions. Secure your spot today.
How to Use Thermal Analysis for Safety Assessment
- DSC is typically used to investigate the thermal safety aspects of individual chemicals. Reaction calorimetry is used to provide safety information about processes, for example, to determine the heat flow during the dosing of reactants or during stirring.
- TGA is useful for determining evaporation, desorption, and vaporization behavior, as well as thermal stability and the decomposition kinetics.
- Evolved gas analysis techniques are used to gain information about the products evolved during a decomposition reaction. The TGA module is combined with a technique, such as FTIR, MS, or GC-MS.
- TGA/DSC combines two different thermal analysis techniques to provide complementary information about a sample's thermal behavior.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge on safety evaluations for the chemical industry.
Presenter: Dr. Teresa DennenwaldtDr. Teresa Dennenwaldt obtained her PhD in chemistry in 2013 and completed a postdoc at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland in the field of electron microscopy and spectroscopy. In 2018, she joined METTLER TOLEDO as an application specialist for Thermal Analysis. In her current position, she expertly uses, teaches, and supports DSC, TGA, TMA, and DMA instruments at the METTLER TOLEDO head office in Switzerland.
