Material Examination

Plastics and polymers must have defined properties to function perfectly in their intended purpose and to withstand the planned load. Quality assurance or identification is therefore highly important for the many applications of the materials.

GERSTEL pyrolysis allows you to analyze the chemical composition and structure of a polymer. GERSTEL pyrolysis is used to obtain information on the structure of macromolecules by means of gas chromatography (GC) analysis of their thermal decomposition products.

GERSTEL pyrolysis provides you with a breakdown of the chemical composition and structure of a polymer material. Pyrolysis is used to obtain structural information on macromolecules by analyzing their thermal decomposition products by means of gas chromatography (GC).

The samples to be examined are placed in pyrolysis vessels suitable for the sample type. The pyrolysis products released at pyrolysis temperatures of 350 °C - 1000 °C are then transferred to the gas chromatography (GC) column. Aside from pulsed pyrolysis, in which the sample is heated up to the end temperature at the maximum speed possible, pyrolysis can also be performed in accordance with a temperature program at heating rates of between 0.02 and 100 °C/min. A range of additional pyrolysis techniques can also be used, depending on the analytical requirements. All steps are performed using the GERSTEL MultipurposeSampler (MPS) and are fully automated.