Thermal degradation and identification of heat-sensitive polymers: Applications of pyrolysis and distillation and instrumental methods of analysis

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1378-1379

  Clough, Stuart C ^a   Goldman, Emma W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

HEAT SENSITIVE POLYMERS; INSTRUMENTAL METHODS; KUGELROHR DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 24144452867     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed082p1378     Document Type: Article

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