S. B. Nie, L. Liu, N. N. Hong and Y. Hu (2014) Thermal decomposition of polypropylene by tunable synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry. Journal/Journal Of Thermal Analysis And Calorimetry 118 295-298. [In English]
Web link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-014-3964-3
Keywords: Polypropylene; Pyrolysis; Synchrotron VUV photoionization; Thermal; decomposition; FLAME-RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE; PYROLYSIS; DEGRADATION; MECHANISMS; PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; GC/MS

Abstract: The application of synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photoionization combined with molecular-beam mass spectrometry, also called synchrotron VUV photoionization mass spectrometry (SVUV-PIMS), in the research of the thermal decomposition of polypropylene (PP) was studied, and some main pyrolysis products formed at different photon energies have been identified. Using SVUV-PIMS, some isomers can be distinguished, which are much helpful for further understanding of the thermal decomposition of PP.