Application of Thermal DSC/TG Analysis in Geological Research Practice

This article examines aspects of the application of thermal analysis using the differential scanning calorimetry (DSK) and thermogravimetry (TG) methods based on the literature review of the large number of publications of domestic and international research teams. The main modern applications of the method include research in min-eralogy, lithology, and petrography (detection of impurities in test samples, quantitative assessment of water forms, etc.), studies of caustobioliths of oil and coal series (study of dispersed organic matter, fractional composition of hydrocarbons, assessment of raw material quality, its heat capacity, and spontaneous combustion potential), research in the field of mineral processing, industrial safety (assessment of production process parame-ters, including spontaneous combustion of ores), and ecology (forms of soil organic matter).