Pyrolysis gas chromatography : mass spectrometry of polymeric materials Intro Contents Preface About the Author Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 1.1. Definition of the Analytical Pyrolysis 1.2. Application of the Analytical Pyrolysis 1.2.1. Analytical pyrolysis of synthetic organic polymers and copolymers 2 Apparatus in Analytical Pyrolysis 2.1. Furnace Pyrolyzer 2.2. Curie Point Pyrolyzer 2.3. Resistively Heated Filament Pyrolyzer 2.4. Laser Pyrolyzer 3 Degradation Mechanisms of Polymers 3.1. Elimination Reactions 3.2. Fragmentation Reactions 3.3. Rearrangement Reactions 3.4. Chain Scission 4 Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry of Different Classes of Synthetic Polymers and Copolymers 4.1. Instrumentation and Method 4.2. Analysis of Polyolefins 4.2.1. Characterization of polyethylene (PE) 4.2.2. Characterization of polypropylene (PP) 4.2.3. Characterization of poly(1 butene) (PB 1) 4.3. Analysis of Ethylene Copolymers 4.3.1. Characterization of poly(ethylene co propylene) (EPM) and EPDM terpolymer 4.3.2. Characterization of poly(ethylene co 1 butene) 4.3.3. Characterization of poly(ethylene co vinyl acetate) 4.3.4. Characterization of poly(ethylene co acrylic acid) 4.3.5. Characterization of a blend of a LLDPE (α olefin copolymer) with poly(ethylene co butyl acrylate) 4.3.6. Characterization of poly(tetrafluoroethylene co hexafluoropropylene) (FEP) 4.4. Analysis of Vinyl Polymers 4.4.1. Characterization of PVC 4.4.2. Characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol) 4.4.3. Characterization of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) 4.4.4. Characterization of poly(vinylidene difluoride) 4.5. Analysis of PSs 4.5.1. Characterization of PS 4.5.2. Analysis of styrene copolymers 4.5.2.1. Characterization of poly(styrene co acrylonitrile) 4.5.2.2. Characterization of poly(acrylonitrile co 1 3 butadiene co styrene).