Kinetics Neo

January 20, 2021. Webinar "From Thermoanalytical Measurements to Predictions and Simulations: Kinetics Neo" will be held by Claire Strasser. This webinar is a good introduction in Kinetics Neo software.

November 24, 2020. Webinar "Understanding the cure behavior with rheology kinetics" was held by Dr. Adrian Hill and Dr. Elena Moukhina. This webinar introduced the benefits of going beyond standard rheological analysis with using rheology data in Kinetics Neo.

• Webinar video
• Webinar slides

November 6-10, 2020. New application notes:

• Model-free analysis of Poplar fluff (Populus alba) pyrolysis process under dynamic (non-isothermal) conditions
• Model-based analysis of Poplar fluff (Populus alba) pyrolysis process under dynamic (non-Isothermal) conditions

prepared by Nebojsa Manic and Bojan Janković (University of Belgrad) are added. The Applications contain detailed description and kinetic analysis by different methods for pyrolysis process of this biofuel at the temperatures up to 800°C.  The applications are based on the new article  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-09675-y in  J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. (2020).

June 25, 2020. New articles about Kinetics Neo licensing and hardware requirements are added in the F.A.Q.

June, 08, 2020. New article "ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for analysis of multi-step kinetics" is published (free download link). Basic principles and main recommendations from ICTAC for "isoconversional" (also known as "model free") methods and "multi-step model fitting" (also known as "model based") methods to be used worldwide are clearly described in this article. NETZSCH is the only commercial company producing commercial kinetics software, who took part in the development of these recommendations. One of the article authors Dr. Elena Moukhina in chapter 2 "Multi-step model-fitting" describes the theory, principles and methods of kinetic analysis implemented now in our Kinetics Neo software.

News archive.

The actual Kinetics Neo version 2.4.6 was released on January 30, 2020. 

Check our release history for more information.

Future Releases

Q1 2021

• Isoconvertional method according Vyazovkin.
• Import of arbitrary external temperature profile (a.k.a user-defined temperature program) as function of time for using in predictions.
• Adiabatic 24: find initial temperature in predictions.
• Presentation of the conversion rate curve as the sum of separate peaks (according to ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for analysis of multi-step kinetics).
• Information about your Kinetics Neo Support Subscriptions.
• Possibility to download (for active subscriptions) or request the new versions of the software.
• TMR plot and prediction for acceleration reaction calorimeters (ARC).
• Prediction of the material behaviour under standard temperature-time fire curves according ISO 834-8:2002 and DIN EN 1363-1.

The kinetics, also called reaction kinetics or chemical kinetics, investigates the rates of chemical processes and allows for the determination of reaction rates. It also takes the factors that control these rates into consideration. Knowledge about points such as these can give deep insight into the detailed molecular mechanisms behind elementary reactions.

NETZSCH Kinetics Neo software is used to analyze chemical processes. The software allows for the analysis of temperature-dependent processes. The result of such analysis is a kinetics model or method correctly describing experimental data under different temperature conditions. Use of the model allows for predictions of a chemical system’s behavior under user-defined temperature conditions. Alternatively, such models can be used for process optimization.

The software can analyze different types of thermal curves that depict the changes in a given material property measured during a process. Potential data sources include studies using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetry (TGA), Dilatometry (DIL), Dielectric Analysis (DEA) and Accelerating Rate Calorimetry (ARC).

• Determine the amount of time needed for paint to cure;
• Optimize production time for qualitative ceramics;
• Maximize the quality of metal powder product during polymer burnout;
• Check how quickly a pharmaceutical is able to work;
• Optimize a material’s synthesis process when using a new catalyst;
• Find out the curing time for a dental filling.

• Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) / Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA),
• DSC with Diffusion Control,
• Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) / Thermogravimetry (TG),
• Dilatometry (DIL),
• Dielectric Analysis (DEA),
• Accelerating Rate Calorimetry (ARC),
• Rheology,
• Viscosity.

• Completely rewritten from scratch, this innovative software is based on the latest technologies.
• The improved user interface is fast and easy to use.
• All model-free and model-based methods are included. The results from all of these methods can be statistically compared with one another.
• The powerful new numerical model-free method ensures fast determination of the best model-free solution.
• Predictions and optimizations can be achieved by means of both model-free and model-based methods.
• A visual kinetic model can be created quickly and easily using the model-based method.
• The kinetic model can contain any number of individual reaction steps in any combination. Reaction steps can be easily added, removed or changed by the user.
• The position of individual reaction steps can be visually adjusted at any time.
• An individual step or the entire kinetic model can be optimized with just a click of the mouse.
• The software provides the formal concentration of each reactant and reaction rate for each reaction step as a function of time or temperature.
• Isothermal crystallization reactions can be analyzed and predicted.

Kinetics Neo follows the latest ICTAC recommendations published in the article "ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for analysis of multi-step kinetics".

Model-Free Methods allow the activation energy of the reaction process to be found without the assumption of any kinetic model (ASTM E698, ASTM E2890, ASTM E1641, Friedman, Ozawa-Flynn-Wall, KAS, Numeric Optimization).

Model-Based Methods apply powerful cutting-edge mathematical calculations to create the best kinetic model; the different kinetic models can then also be compared statistically.

Predictions — Kinetics Neo is used for simulations and predictions once the experimental data has been described by either model-free or model-based kinetics. Predictions can be calculated for various temperature programs: isothermal, dynamic, multiple step, step-iso, modulated, or adiabatic.

Optimization is based on predictions; the temperature program can be optimized to achieve maximum product quality in the minimum amount of time.

Versions and Feature Comparison

Kinetics Neo runs under Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8.x, or Windows 7 (either the 32-bit or the 64-bit version). Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.7 or later is required.

Minimum hardware requirements are: Intel i5 or similar CPU, 8 GB RAM. Faster processor (more MHz) and bigger RAM increase calculation speed.