THE THERMAL-DEGRADATION OF THE VINYL ACETATE-METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER AND ITS RELATED HOMOPOLYMERS .3. THE ANALYSIS OF THE PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS

Authors
MCNEILL IC MEMETEA L AHMED S COLE WJ
Citation
Ic. Mcneill et al., THE THERMAL-DEGRADATION OF THE VINYL ACETATE-METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER AND ITS RELATED HOMOPOLYMERS .3. THE ANALYSIS OF THE PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS, Polymer degradation and stability, 48(3), 1995, pp. 395-410
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer degradation and stability → ACNP
ISSN journal
01413910
Volume
48
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
395 - 410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-3910(1995)48:3<395:TTOTVA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The thermal degradation of a vinyl acetate copolymer having a 53:47 mo nomer ratio and 65% alternating units and of its related homopolymers has been studied in vacuum, up to 500 degrees C. The fractions collect ed during pyrolysis (gas, liquid fraction, tar and char) have been qua ntitatively determined for material balance. The components of the liq uid fraction of the three polymers have been assessed and quantitative ly analysed by GC-MS. The results are discussed in connection with the analysis of the other fractions in previous papers of the series.