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EXAMINATION of the degradation products of high polymers may give an indication of the mechanism of breakdown, and may also yield information about the structure and composition of polymers and copolymers. Such an examination may be quickly and conveniently effected if the degradation products are characterized by gas chromatography as they are formed. This may be achieved by generating a pulse of degradation products in the chromatographic apparatus, which is so designed that the products are swept into the column with the minimum delay and disturbance.
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LEHRLE, R., ROBB, J. Direct Examination of the Degradation of High Polymers by Gas Chromatography. Nature 183, 1671 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831671a0
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