IMR: RUI-Thermogravimetric Analyzer Acquisition for Characterization of Advanced Materials

该奖项支持购买研究级热重分析系统，以促进本科生和MS水平的研究和教育。需要该设备的研究计划基于反相微乳液聚合技术，以制备具有阻燃性能的先进纳米复合聚合物，非卤化阻燃剂对聚合物火焰稳定性的影响，新型苯并三唑基阶梯生长聚合物的合成和热稳定性，先进涂料的热稳定性和固化，以及用于控制燃烧效果的反相微乳液的热分析。该热重分析系统以研究级热重分析仪为核心，包括四极质谱计和逸出气体分析仪。该系统将促进我们两所学院正在进行的几个项目的机械研究，并将在我们的涂料研究所提供一个热分析中心，供校园内的其他研究人员使用并与之共享，并用于我们的高级本科和硕士聚合物与涂料实验室教育计划。这项初步工作将有助于在一个致力于妇女和少数民族教育和培训的机构对学生进行教育和培训。该奖项支持购买研究级热重分析系统，以促进本科生和MS水平的研究和教育。这个系统将使我们能够研究各种材料在空气或其他气体中受热时如何分解。这些研究的结果将提供先进的材料，具有更好的耐火性能和更清洁的燃料燃烧。这一新的仪器系统将在我们的两所学院和我们的涂料研究所正在进行的几个项目中帮助教职员工和学生，我们在那里将我们的研究成果与密歇根东南部地区和全国的行业联系起来。我们使用这一工具的初步工作将有助于在一个致力于妇女和少数群体教育和培训的机构中对学生进行教育和培训

This award supports the purchase of a research grade thermogravimetric analysis system to facilitate undergraduate and MS level research and education. The research program for which this equipment is needed is based upon reverse microemulsion polymerization technology for formulating advanced nanocomposite polymers exhibiting fire resistance, effects of non-halogenated flame retardants on polymer flame stability, synthesis and thermal stability of novel benzotriazole-based step-growth polymers, thermal stability and curing of advanced coatings, and thermal analysis of reverse microemulsions for controlled combustion effects. This thermogravimetric analysis system is built around a research grade thermogravimetric analyzer and includes a quadrupole mass spectrometer and an evolved gas analyzer. This system will facilitate mechanistic studies of several projects ongoing in two of our Colleges, and will provide a thermal analysis center in our Coatings Research Institute that will be available to and shared with other investigators campus wide and used in our advanced undergraduate and M.S. polymers and coatings laboratory educational program. This initial work will contribute to the education and training of students in an institution heavily committed to the education and training of women and minorities.This award supports the purchase of a research grade thermogravimetric analysis system to facilitate undergraduate and MS level research and education. This system will allow us to study how various materials decompose as the materials are heated in air or in other gases. The results of these studies will provide advanced materials that have improved fire resistance properties and fuels that burn more cleanly. This new instrumentation system will help faculty and students in several projects ongoing in two of our Colleges and also in our Coatings Research Institute where we interface our research results with industry here in the southeastern Michigan area and nationwide. Our initial work using this instrumentation will contribute to the education and training of students in an institution heavily committed to the education and training of women and minorities