JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS JUNE 1993 Special Issue Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Fundamental Aspects, Processes and Applications of Pyrolysis, Hamburg, Germany, September 28-—October 2, 1992 Preface Oe SNS KG K0 WKS Wh Sie Weel sl vere P eh ehhe seh aibes Vd9kO 4 eda xd oeaee ee I i i kaa a a a ae ae es elt e aed Editorial: A change in scope Fee ey ane IEE 2 05s 6564 cd sdns aca Whs edd webe’ 004e0ks 5 pe tee whee Analytical and Instrumental Analysis Pyrolysis—gas chromatography for end group analysis of polystyrene macromonomers using stepwise pyrolysis combined with on-line methylation H. Ohtani, S. Ueda, Y. Tsukahara (Nagoya, Japan), C. Watanabe (Koriyama, Japan) and S. ee od ea hac RG ebied eb ese) ihe Ghee} OM bene bb UA Re Make DAO ADe en ewe 1 Polymer degradation modified by blending with polymers chosen on the basis of their @-factors P. Gardner, R. Lehrie and D. Turner (Birmingham, UK) ...............0.00.0. e0e0u e e 11 Polyaromatization in common synthetic polymers at elevated temperatures i i os og ely win to Sama BA DN OE A al eae ee be ee bo-44 be 25 Electrothermal vaporization and pyrolysis of materials for environmental analysis A. Golloch, M. Haveresch-Kock (Duisburg, Germany) and W.G. Fischer (Bonn, Germany) 37 Assessment of Scotch whisky quality by pyrolysis—mass spectrometry and the subsequent correlation of quality with the oak wood cask K.J.G. Reid, J.S. Swan (Edinburgh, UK) and C.S. Gutteridge (Reading, UK)............. 49 Experimental polysaccharide chars and their ‘‘fingerprints’’ in charred archaeological food residues |. Pastorova, T.F.M. Oudemans and J.J. Boon (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) .......... 63 Application of pyrolysis—gas chromatography and pyrolysis—gas chromatography/mass spec- trometry to the unmasking of amber forgeries A.M. Shedrinsky (Brooklyn, NY, USA), D.A. Grimaldi (New York, NY, USA), J.J. Boon (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and N.S. Baer (New York, NY, USA) ................... 77 Pyrolysis in Geochemistry, Biological Science, Tobacco Research Analytical pyrolysis of humic substances and soils: geochemical, agricultural and ecological consequences Fees ee CU, INI Si Sek ckckcse ebcss eban awd aeO h eedeedwns edece oe's 97 Dynamics of soil organic matter studied by pyrolysis—field ionization mass spectrometry P. Leinweber (Vechta, Germany) and H.-R. Schulten (Wiesbaden, Germany)............ 123 The effect of various chemical treatments on the pyrolytic pattern of peat humic acid G. Almendros (Madrid, Spain), F. Martin, F.J. Gonzalez-Vila and J.C. del Rio (Seville, PE Pre ry et PT Teer eT eee ee eee eee rT Te OTe Cee rer eT Tet. ery ere 137 Structural characterization of lignin polymers by temperature-resolved in-source pyrolysis— mass spectrometry and Curie-point pyrolysis—gas chromatography/mass spectrometry E.R.E. van der Hage, M.M. Mulder and J.J. Boon (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)....... 149 The effect of cations on the thermal decomposition of lignins E. Jakab (Budapest, Hungary), O. Faix (Hamburg, Germany), F. Till and T. Székely eS WON a oa o 54:4.0-06- 60s 60 Nee eEe De KKSE CARE OAE be Cas ed Ewe aad denn eeees Vili Nitrobenzene oxidation vs. pyrolysis—gas chromatography/mass spectrometry as a means to determine lignin composition J.B. Reeves Ill (Beltsville, MD, USA) and G.C. Galletti (Gallina, Italy).................. 195 Quantification of lignin and carbohydrates in kraft pulps using analytical pyrolysis and multivariate data analysis M. Kleen, G. Lindblad and S. Backa (Stockholm, Sweden).....................200005. 209 Flash pyrolysis of coal sub-structures. A mechanistic and kinetic evaluation J.V. Christiansen, A. Feldthus, H. Egsgaard, P. Bo and L. Carlsen (Roskilde, Denmark) . 229 Studies of the yield of sulphur from a coal sample by pyrolysis—gas chromatography P. Almén, |. Ericsson and P. Selsbo (Lund, Sweden)..........0.c. c.c e.ce. e.e.e 0ee e 243 Cell wall development in maize somatic embryos studied by pyrolysis—mass spectrometry M.M. Mulder (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and A.M.C. Emons (Wageningen, The Nether- CREE ERE CS ee a ee ee eee ee eee ee ere 255 The application of pyrolysis—mass spectrometry to microbial ecology: rapid characterisation of bacteria isolated from an estuarine environment R.J. Heyler, S.J. Bale and R.C.W. Berkeley (Bristol, UK).............. 0.6.00... cece eee 265 Degradation kinetics of tobacco — survey by fast thermogravimetry analysis es eh ee eh pS 6 FERS e hw cere bs 6 dee bees bee VERE eres 273 Technical Pyrolysis Pyrolysis of ‘‘Fusen”’ O. Kock, W. Kaminsky and H. Sinn (Hamburg, Germany)................0..00c0 e0eu 5e e 285 Fluid bed pyroiysis of anhydride-hardened epoxy resins and polyether—polyurethane by the Hamburg process N. Grittner, W. Kaminsky and G. Obst (Hamburg, Germany) .................0.00ee0u 293 The VEBA OEL Technologie pyrolysis HP. Wenning (GelsenKITGNeN, GOTMAMY).... 2. ccc ccc ccc ccccccccvcecesesccvssesecece 301 Preparation of cyanuric and isocyanic acids in a fluidized bed reactor V.V. Dragalov, S.V. Karachinsky, O.Y. Peshkova and V.P. Kirpichev (Moscow, Russian el oe a ee ek eee eed CCADEAAS DEAS E5000 065 KOO E8 06-6 311 Temperature-programmed pyrolysis—mass spectrometry (TPP-—MS) and pyrolysis—gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py—GC/MS) — practical applications to industrial problems as 2 ke aes Ch Ack a dead Ck b Rk des Vee Pew sh eanaegahsa 317 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in polystyrene derived pyrolysis oil P.T. Williams, P.A. Horne and D.T. Taylor (Leeds, UK) ........0..0. ..ee.e0 .ee e 325 Pyrolysis for Biomass Conversion Analytical pyrolysis and semicontinuous catalytic hydropyrolysis of Organocell lignin D. Meier, J. Berns, C. Grunwald and O. Faix (Hamburg, Germany).................... 335 Characterisation of rosin-based commercial resins by pyrolysis— and simultaneous pyrolysis methylation—gas chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques ee PU SS PU Way PATENTED, oo kine cede cece cecnedeuvesececcccccevcccss 349 Mechanisms and Kinetics of Pyrolysis Reactions Mechanistic aspects of ionic reactions in flames H. Egsgaard and L. Carlsen (Roskilde, Denmark)......0.... .ce.ce .ce.ce. e.e e.ee .ee s 361 Pyrolysis mechanisms of O-(2-hydroxyethyl)celluloses P.W. Arisz and J.J. Boon (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) ................0.c.c0c 0uu0e e 371 A three-dimensional model for determination of kinetic data from the pyrolysis of beech wood F. Bonnefoy, P. Gilot and G. Prado (Mulhouse, France) ..............00.0 c.e.e u.u0ee s 387 Modelling of the decomposition of methane at 1273 K in a plug flow reactor at low conversion O. Olsvik (Trondheim, Norway) and F. Billaud (Nancy, France)........................ Effect of cross-linking on the pyrolysis of diphenylalkanes P.F. Britt, A.C. Buchanan Ill, E.A. Malcolm and C.A. Biggs (Oak Ridge, TN, USA) Information for Authors Author Index Subject Index