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Thermal decomposition products of cellulose
Author(s) -
Tsuchiya Yoshio,
Sumi Kikuo
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1970.070140808
Subject(s) - cellulose , decomposition , thermal decomposition , fire retardant , 5 hydroxymethylfurfural , pyrolysis , chemistry , chemical engineering , gas chromatography , organic chemistry , materials science , polymer chemistry , chromatography , catalysis , engineering
Untreated and flame‐retardant‐treated cellulose were thermally decomposed under vacuum and the products were quantitatively analyzed by gas chromatography. An unidentified product at a retention index of 2270 (between 5‐methylfurfural and 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural), α‐ and β‐ D ‐glucose, and a group of “dimers” that have not been reported previously were found in this study. The identification of this unknown product should assist in studies on the thermal decomposition of cellulose and further the understanding of the mechanism of flame retardancy.