1. General information about pyrolysis 2. Pyrolysis of Hydrocarbons 3. Pyrolysis of Halogenated Hydrocarbons 4. Pyrolysis of Alcohols and Phenols 5. Pyrolysis of Ethers 6. Pyrolysis of Peroxy Compounds 7. Pyrolysis of Thiols and Sulfides 8. Pyrolysis of Amines and Imines 9. Pyrolysis of other Nitrogen Containing Compounds 10. Pyrolysis of Aldehydes and Ketones 11. Pyrolysis of Carbohydrates 12. Pyrolysis of Carboxylic Acids 13. Pyrolysis of Amino Acids and Small Peptides 14. Pyrolysis of Various Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids 15. Pyrolysis of Derivatives of Carbonic Acid with Nitrogenous Functionalities 16. Pyrolysis of Aromatic Heterocyclic Compounds 17. Pyrolysis of other Compounds with Heteroatoms 18. Pyrolysis in the presence of catalysts 19. Reagents used in pyrolysis 20. Pyrolysis of mixtures of compounds
Dr. Serban C. Moldoveanu is Senior Principal Scientist at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. His research activity is focused on various aspects of chromatography including method development for the analysis by GC/MS, HPLC, and LC/MS/MS of natural products and cigarette smoke. He has also performed research on pyrolysis of a variety of polymers and small molecules. He has over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals, eleven books, and several chapter contributions. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry.