Thermogravimetry/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and thermogravimetry/gas chromatography/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: Novel hyphenated methods in thermal analysis

• Published in: Analytical chemistry (Washington) Vol. 65; no. 20; pp. 2819 - 2823
• Main Authors: McClennen, William H, Buchanan, Richard M, Arnold, Neil S, Dworzanski, Jacek P, Meuzelaar, Henk L. C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 15.10.1993
• Subjects: 360602 - Other Materials- Structure & Phase Studies; 400100 - Analytical & Separations Chemistry; ALKYLATED AROMATICS; Analytical chemistry; AROMATICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; Chemical and thermal methods; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; Chemistry; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COPOLYMERS; DETECTION; DIENES; Exact sciences and technology; FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; IMPURITIES; INFRARED SPECTRA; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ISOMERS; ISOPRENE; KINETICS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONITORING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYENES; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYSTYRENE; POLYVINYLS; PULSE TECHNIQUES; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; RESOLUTION; SAMPLING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SPECTRA; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY; STYRENE; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WOOD; Fourier transformation; Wood; Coupled method; Reaction product; Thermogravimetry; Instrumentation; Polymer; Isomer; Infrared spectrometry; Gas chromatography; Reaction mechanism; Thermal analysis; Kinetics; Measurement method; Mass spectrometry
• ISSN: 0003-2700; 1520-6882
• DOI: 10.1021/ac00068a019

Two doubly hyphenated, thermogravimetry-based analytical techniques are described. Example analyses on poly(alpha-methylstyrene) and wood demonstrate the techniques' capability for monitoring specific minor products and isomers.