Analytical Calorimetry: Proceedings of the American Chemical Society Symposium on Analytical Calorimetry, San Francisco, California, April 2–5, 1968

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Calorimetric Studies of the Fusion of Linear Polyethylene....Pages 1-7
Measurement of the Heat of Fusion of Crystalline Polymers by a Calorimetric Melting Point Depression Technique....Pages 9-14
Calorimetry of Fuming Nitric Acid Treated Polyethylene....Pages 15-22
The Thermodynamic Dissolution Temperature of Suspensions of Polyethylene Single Crystals by DTA....Pages 23-30
The Equilibrium Melting Temperature and Surface Free Energy of Polyethylene Single Crystals....Pages 31-40
Melting Behaviour of Linear Polyethylene Fractions....Pages 41-44
Measurement of the Crystallization Rates of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry....Pages 45-49
Analysis of Polystyrene Samples in the Liquid Phase by Differential Scanning Calorimetry....Pages 51-57
Transition Studies of Poly(2,6-dimethyl 1-,4-phenylene ether)....Pages 59-61
Melting Point Relationships for Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Systems....Pages 63-69
Thermal Analyses of Polymers. I. Polycarbonate and Polyethylene Terephthalate....Pages 71-82
Calorimetric Studies of Drawn Polyethylene Terephthalate....Pages 83-88
Crystallization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)....Pages 89-97
Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Polyurethanes....Pages 99-105
Glass Transition Temperature Measurement of Elastomers....Pages 107-118
The Temperature Dependence of the Grüneisen Ratio of Polymeric Materials Determined by Thermal and Ultrasonic Sound Velocity Measurements....Pages 119-132
Thermal Properties of Inorganic Polymer Systems....Pages 133-140
Thermal Effects in Ion-Exchange Reactions: Heats of Ion Exchange....Pages 141-152
Use of Microcalorimetry for Determination of Order in Polymers....Pages 153-156
Differential Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry of Waxes....Pages 157-166
Calorimetric Studies of Milk Fat by Differential Thermal Analysis....Pages 167-171
Thermal Studies of Milk Fat....Pages 173-179
Measurement of the Kinetics of Dissociation of Dicyclopentadiene Derivatives with the Differential Scanning Calorimeter....Pages 181-188
Thermal Analysis of Kaolin Clays: Correlation with X-Ray Crystallinity Data....Pages 189-194
Calorimetric Measurements on Metal Sulfates and Their Hydrates: Electrode Potentials and Thermodynamic Data for Aqueous Ions of Transition Elements....Pages 195-201
Enthalpimetric Analysis....Pages 203-208
A Simple Generalized Theory for the Analysis of Dynamic Thermal Measurement....Pages 209-218
Thermal Analysis of Mesophases....Pages 219-230
Determination of Purity and Phase Behavior by Adiabatic Calorimetry....Pages 231-238
Instrumental Considerations for Thermal Methods....Pages 239-247
Differential Enthalpic Analysis as a Calorimetric Method: Evaluation by a Statistical Design....Pages 249-259
Thin Film Thermocouples for Differential Thermal Analysis....Pages 261-269
Purity Determinations Using a Differential Scanning Calorimeter....Pages 271-278
The Use of Dynamic Differential Calorimetry for Ascertaining the Thermal Stability of Polymers....Pages 279-287
Thermal Analysis of Friction Materials....Pages 289-296
Heats of Reaction for Carbonate Mineral Decomposition....Pages 297-303
Study of the Thermal Behavior of Solid Propellants by Differential Scanning Calorimetry....Pages 305-311
Analysis of Highly Exothermic Reactions by DSC....Pages 313-317
Back Matter....Pages 319-322