Pyrolysis of Organic Molecules: Applications to Health and Environmental Issues

by Serban C. Moldoveanu

Overview

Pyrolysis of Organic Molecules with Applications to Health and Environmental Issues, the 28^th volume in the Techniques and Instrumentation in Analytical Chemistry series, gives a systematic and comprehensive description of pyrolysis of non-polymeric organic molecules. Pyrolysis is involved in many practical applications as well as in many common human activities, but harmful compounds can be generated in the process. The study of pyrolysis and of the formation of undesirable compounds as a result of pyrolytic processes is of considerable interest to chemists, chemical engineers, and toxicologists.

• Pyrolysis results for compounds not previously studied or reported
• Updated information from a large body of results published on pyrolysis of individual compounds or classes of compounds
• Information on mechanisms and kinetics of numerous pyrolytic processes

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080932156
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	09/16/2009
Series:	ISSN , #28
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	744
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Serban C. Moldoveanu was Senior Principal Scientist at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, USA, and retired at the end of 2023. His research activity was focused on various aspects of chromatography including method development for the analysis by GC/MS, HPLC, and LC/MS/MS of natural products and cigarette smoke. He has also performed research on pyrolysis of a variety of polymers and small molecules. He has written over 150 publications in peer reviewed journals, eleven books, and several chapter contributions. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry and of Frontiers in Chemistry.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The Chemistry of the Pyrolytic Process Chapter 3. Physicochemical Aspects of the Pyrolytic Process Chapter 4. Instrumentation Used in Pyrolysis Chapter 5. Basic Concepts Regarding Risk Assessment and Toxicology Chapter 6. The Utility of Pyrolysis Studies Chapter 7. Pyrolysis of Hydrocarbons Chapter 8. Pyrolysis of Halogenated Hydrocarbons Chapter 9. Pyrolysis of Alcohols and Phenols Chapter 10. Pyrolysis of Ethers Chapter 11. Pyrolysis of Peroxy Compounds Chapter 12. Pyrolysis of Thiols and Sulfides Chapter 13. Pyrolysis of Amines and Imines Chapter 14. Pyrolysis of other Nitrogen Containing Compounds Chapter 15. Pyrolysis of Aldehydes and Ketones Chapter 16. Pyrolysis of Carbohydrates Chapter 17. Pyrolysis of Carboxylic Acids Chapter 18. Pyrolysis of Amino Acids and Small Peptides Chapter 19. Pyrolysis of Various Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids Chapter 20. Pyrolysis of Derivatives of Carbonic Acid with Nitrogenous Functionalities Chapter 21. Pyrolysis of Aromatic Heterocyclic Compounds Chapter 22. Pyrolysis of other Compounds with Heteroatoms Chapter 23. Toxicological and Environmental Aspects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Related Compounds Chapter 24. Toxicological and Environmental Aspects of Dioxin-LikeChapter 25. Toxicological Aspects of Aromatic Heterocyclic Amines

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A systematic and comprehensive description of pyrolysis of non-polymeric organic molecules