In the study of polymer crystallization, how should one select the limits for integration of area under the curve, especially when the dsc curver is not straight in cooling cycle.
For example the figure below. Should we select limits around point 1 and 2 (based on the 2nd derivative) or around 1 and 3, or some other limits.
Your valuable comments are desired.
You can use your software for calculation purpose either you use Integrate peak linear or integrate peak horizontal. Please keep in mind we are using TA DSC where this provision is there; I do not know about other softwares but definitely it will be there. Good luck.
While following the suggestions offerd by Dear Johan also consider that LLDPE also shows two types of crystals: orthorhombic and monoclinic.
@Dear Nitin Thanks for the comment.
So, will it be right to deconvolve the crystallization curve into two curves each corresponding to a different type of crystallization mechanism.
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