High resolution gas chromatographic–mass spectrometric analysis of polyethylene and polypropylene thermal cracking products

Analysis of polyethylene microplastics in environmental samples, using a thermal decomposition method

“…The thermal decomposition products of PE are well known (Serrano et al, 2005;Sojak et al, 2007). In Py-GC-MS measurements the pyrograms show a number of groups with three (Serrano et al, 2005) to five (Sojak et al, 2007) peaks.…”

“…In Py-GC-MS measurements the pyrograms show a number of groups with three (Serrano et al, 2005) to five (Sojak et al, 2007) peaks. In each group one peak can be contributed to saturated and one peak to di-unsaturated hydrocarbons.…”

Copyrolysis of naphtha with polyalkene cracking products; the influence of polyalkene mixtures composition on product distribution

“…Oil/wax products from polyethylene cracking are composed predominantly of linear alkanes and 1-alkenes [3,28]. The oil/ wax fraction formed during PP cracking is a complex mixture of branched alkenes and alkanes [28,29]. In steam cracking straight-chain paraffins produce high yields of straight-chain alkenes (mainly ethene).…”

Quantification of polypropylene (PP) in wood plastic composites (WPCs) by analytical pyrolysis (Py) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

“…Analytical pyrolysis in combination with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) is an established tool for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of non-soluble synthetic polymers and bio-polymers (Lattimer 1993;Wampler et al 2003;Sojak et al 2007;Wang et al 2007a). Here, the pyrolytic degradation of polymers can be observed based on the so-called pyrograms (chromatogram of the numerous degradation products).…”