Description:
The international
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis is devoted to the publication of qualitative and quantitative results
relating to:
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Controlled pyrolysis (thermal degradation) of chemical materials, including synthetic and natural macromolecules
as well as lower molecular weight chemicals;
- Fundamental studies of
pyrolysis processes by chemical, physical and physicochemical
methods:
- Studies of pyrolysis
reaction kinetics, energetics, and mechanisms;
- Environmental, geochemical, biological,
medical, and forensic applications of
analytical pyrolysis;
- Studies in
high temperature chemistry, including chemical
vapor deposition;
- Pyrolysis investigations of
energy related problems, including the characterization of fossil/synthetic
fuels and coal extraction/liquefaction products;
- Technical developments and new instrumentation for pyrolysis techniques in combination
with chromatographic or spectroscopic
methods;
- Automation, optimization and standardization of pyrolysis
techniques;
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Computer handling and
processing of pyrolysis
data, including library filing and retrieval techniques, and computer
matching and advanced pattern recognition techniques;
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Analytical characterization of materials by alternative means of thermally
assisted degradation, for example, by ozonolysis, hydrolysis, derivatization, or enzymatic cleavage;
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Oxidative pyrolysis,
including studies in the combustibility and flammability of materials, and the chemistry of flames;
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Applied pyrolysis, i.e.
the use of pyrolysis methods in the disposal of waste materials and/or in the production of energy or commercially useful chemicals.
