Degradative polymer analysis by chromatography

The review considers the degradative analysis of polymers in association with chromatography. The work indicates very briefly the scope of polymer pyrolysis, the necessary parameters to be controlled and includes some recent advances in polymer pyrolysis with a detailed treatment of the application of chemical degradation to the identification of polymers. Pyrolytic methylation, a newer application which effectively is a combination of the two techniques described, is included. This procedure carries out in situ, part of the derivatization conducted with the chemical degradation procedure.