The collaboration between Bruker Optics GmbH & CO. KG and NETZSCH Analyzing & Testing started 30 years ago. During this time, the instrument combination developed into a very flexible, high-performance, state-of-the-art coupling. Nowadays, different instrument combinations can cover widespread applications. These techniques enable getting a deep inside into different material classes.  

In this session, we present recent research topics where TG-FT-IR technique helps solve future challenges like the pollution of ecosystems with microplastics, the thermal stability of pharmaceuticals and their potential decomposition products, analyzing toxic gases during a fire event and how fire retardant agents influence these products.