Thermal Degradation and Identification of Heat-Sensitive Polymers. Applications of Pyrolysis and Distillation and Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Thermal Degradation and Identification of Heat-Sensitive Polymers. Applications of Pyrolysis and Distillation and Instrumental Methods of Analysis

An experiment for undergraduate teaching laboratories is described that involves the identification of samples of polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate). This involves the thermal degradation of the polymers (a destructive distillation) into their respective monomers. The monomers are then identi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of chemical education 2005-09, Vol.82 (9), p.1378
Hauptverfasser: Clough, Stuart C, Goldman, Emma W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Curricula
Depolymerization
Distillation
Experiments
Organic chemistry
Polymers
Pyrolysis
Science education
Thermal degradation
Thermal energy
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Zusammenfassung:An experiment for undergraduate teaching laboratories is described that involves the identification of samples of polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate). This involves the thermal degradation of the polymers (a destructive distillation) into their respective monomers. The monomers are then identified using infrared spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed082p1378