Analytical Pyrolysis of Synthetic Organic Polymers

Dr. Serban C. Moldoveanu held several teaching positions at the University of Bucharest, Romania, until 1983, when he immigrated to the United States. There, he continued teaching at the university level for several years before focusing primarily on industrial research. He served as Senior Principal Scientist at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and retired at the end of 2023. His research has centered on various aspects of chromatography, including method development for the analysis of natural products using GC/MS, HPLC, and LC/MS/MS. He has also investigated the pyrolysis of a variety of polymers and organic compounds. Dr. Moldoveanu has published more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 8 books with Elsevier, approximately 22 patents/patent applications, and several book chapters. He was honored with the Tobacco Science Research Conference Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and currently serves as an editor for three chemistry journals.

• Part 1. Introduction To Analytical Pyrolysis Applied To Polymer Characterization 1. Overview of organic synthetic macromolecules2. Thermal decomposition of polymers3. Review of analytical pyrolysis instrumentation4. Information generated from analytical pyrolysis studies5. Selected applications of analytical pyrolysis in the study of synthetic polymersPart 2. Analytical Pyrolysis Of Different Classes Of Polymers6. Polymers with saturated carbon chain backbone7. Polymers with unsaturated carbon chain backbone8. Polymers with aromatic hydrocarbon backbone9. Polymers containing ether groups in the backbone10. Polymers containing ester groups in the backbone11. Polycarbonates and polyanhydrides 12. Poly(sulfides) and poly(sulfones)13. Poly(imines), urea thermosetting resins, poly(amides), and poly(imides)14. Poly(urethanes) and poly(ureas)15. Polymers containing heterocycles in the backbone16. Poly(siloxanes) and other silicon containing polymers17. Polymers containing phosphorus in the backbone