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Toxicity of thermal degradation products of polyethylene and polypropylene
Author(s) -
Michal Jan,
Mitera Jiřía,
Tardon Stanislav
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810010407
Subject(s) - polypropylene , polyethylene , degradation (telecommunications) , pyrolysis , combustion , gas chromatography , polymer , polymer degradation , chemistry , thermal , thermal oxidation , gel permeation chromatography , materials science , chemical engineering , waste management , composite material , chromatography , organic chemistry , telecommunications , physics , meteorology , computer science , engineering , layer (electronics)
Pyrolysis, thermo‐oxidation and combustion of polyethylene and polypropylene were studied and the products of these thermal degradation processes were identified by means of gas chromatography and gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry. The individual products of thermal degradation were evaluated for their toxicity and a conclusion on presumed toxic effect of the combustion products of the polymers studied has been drawn.