ABSTRACT
Each analyst will optimize the chromatography of his pyrolysis-gas chromatography (GC) system to provide the most pertinent information about the specific sample being analyzed. It is helpful, however, especially when first starting out, to have examples of typical analyses, giving some idea of what to expect in a pyrogram. This chapter includes capillary GC pyrograms of many different materials, all performed on readily available and typical columns. Although an analyst’s samples will almost certainly be different in some way from the example materials shown here, it may be helpful to review results obtained on similar samples as a starting point in developing a specific pyrolysis method.
