A program for the kinetic evaluation of thermoanalyttcal curves obtained by differential scanning calorimetry

The kinetic investigation of thermoanalytical curves of complex chemical reactions requires tedious calculation and large arrays for data processing. A computer program (BASIC) has been developed with which the intricate thermoanalytical curves can be resolved into individual signals and the signals evaluated kinetically according to several mathematical expressions. A computed simulation of the thermoanalytical curves using the parameters of bulk reation is carried out to verify the validity of the parameters. The method is suitable for determining the amount of isothermal conversion in dynamically observed curing reaction of epoxy resins.