Analysis of Terminal Groups of Polycarbonate (PC) by Reactive Pyrolysis

Double-Shot Pyrolyzer® Technical Note (PYA2-019E) Determination of the Cross-linking Agent in Cross-linked Polycarbonate by Reactive Pyrolysis GC/MS [Background] Increasing the melt viscosity of polymeric materials is often required in order to improve their molding properties, or to increase the molecular…

Double-Shot Pyrolyzer® Technical Note ( PYA2-024E ) Effect of elapsed time after the addition of tetramethylammonium hydroxide in reactive pyrolysis [Background] Reactive Py-GC, which is performed in the presence of a strong alkali such as tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide [TMAH, (CH3)4NOH],…

Double-Shot Pyrolyzer® Technical Note (PYA2-014E) Unequivocal Identification of Pyrolysis Products by Retention Index Data [Background] The concept of Kovat’s retention index (RI), is used widely in the field of gas chromatography. The indices assist in: (1) the unequivocal identification of…

Double-Shot Pyrolyzer® Technical Note (PYA2-015E) Determination of Average Molecular Weight of Polycarbonate by Reactive Py-GC in the Presence of Organic Alkali [Background] Analytical pyrolysis techniques such as Py-GC and reactive Py-GC have been extensively used to characterize the end groups…