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The use of differential scanning calorimetry in chemical education

II. A graduate experiment; the melting behaviour of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber

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An overview is given of the potential of DSC in chemical education, both in the under-graduate and in the graduate phase.

The way in which the introduction of DSC in chemical education is facilitated, is outlined. A comprehensive description is given of a graduate experiment, the melting behaviour of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber.

It is shown that, using such an experiment, various chemical and physical processes in substances can be easily demonstrated.

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Es wird ein überblick über die Leistungsfähigkeit von DSC in der Chemieausbildung, sowohl in der Hochschul-als auch in der Postgraduate-Phase vermittelt. Es wird ein Weg aufgezeigt, wie die Einführung von DSC in der Chemieausbildung erleichtert werden kann. Die ausführliche Beschreibung eines Hochschulexperimentes, das Schmelzverhalten von ultrahochmolekularem Polyethylenfiber wird gegeben.

Es wird gezeigt, da\ derartige Experimente geeignet sind, verschiedene chemische und physikalische Vorgänge leicht demonstrieren zu können.

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  1. Anatech B. V., Nieuwstadterweg 3, 6136, KN Sittard, The Netherlands

    G. van der Plaats & H. Aben

  2. Mettler-Toledo A.G., Im Langacher, CH 8606, Greifensee, Switzerland

    L. Meier, O. Scherrer & R. Truttmann

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van der Plaats, G., Aben, H., Meier, L. et al. The use of differential scanning calorimetry in chemical education. Journal of Thermal Analysis 38, 455–462 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01915510

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