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AUTHOR
Marta Sobera
Thermal degradation of novolac resins by pyrolysis-gas chromatography with a movable reaction zone
Abstract A previously described, a pyrolysis device with a movable reaction zone was used in the present work for thermal degradation of novolac resins. The products of thermal reactions were analysed by pyrolysis–GC. Owing to the heating of reaction zone to the maximal temperature of the chromatographic column, the high boiling pyrolysis products could be analysed. Bisphenols and trisphenols with aromatic rings coupled by methylene bridges and its methyl derivatives have been found among the compounds. The structure of the heavy pyrolysis products has been confirmed using GC–MS.
High-resolution pyrolysis–gas chromatography with a movable reaction zone
Abstract A new device was constructed for pyrolysis–gas chromatography and it was laboratory tested. The device enables the thermal degradation of polymers inside a capillary pre-column and transfer of the reaction zone into a column oven. The pyrolysis procedure described protects the thermally sensitive compounds prior to pyrolysis, prevents the process of irreversible condensation of high-boiling pyrolysis products during the chromatographic process and eliminates extracolumn effects on the peak broadening.
Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of cured phenolic resins.
A previously described pyrolysis device with a movable reaction zone was used in the present work for thermal degradation of cured novolac and resol resins. After the pyrolysis the usual major components were identified, as well as relatively low-volatile aromatic compounds which were revealed after their separation in a capillary chromatographic column. Among the latter components, for both types of cured resins, xanthene and its methyl derivatives were found. The isomers of bis(hydroxyphenyl)methane were found in considerable quantities only in the case of partially cured novolac resins which contained any linear sequences in their structure.
Organophosphonate utilization by the wild‐type strain of cladosporium resinae
We studied the biodegradation of compounds containing phosphorus‐to‐carbon bond by using wild‐type strain of Cladosporium resinae. The substrate specificity of the strain was studied and we found that it is able to utilize a range of structurally diverse organophosphonates as a sole source of phosphorus. This ability is inducible as indicated by the presence of a lag phase of the growth. A popular herbicide glyphosate is also degraded by the fungi. This indicates that Cladosporium resinae may play an important role in biodegradation of this herbicide. The strain which we used, however, did not metabolise any phosphonates when they served as the sole carbon or nitrogen sources.