Analysis of Pyrolysates for Polysulphoneamide Fiber by Py-GC/MS

Pyrolysis of polysulphoneamide fiber has been investigated using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy at the different temperatures from 420℃ to 750℃. Its com-positions of pyrolysates have been analyzed. At 420 ℃, pyrolysis of molecular chain could not completely take place, 12 compounds of pyrolysis have only been identified. When the temperature increases, the compositions of pyrolysate increase sharply. Several compounds, especially sulfur dioxide, benzene, aniline, benzoic acid, 1,4-benzene dicaronitrile, N-phenyl-acetamide, diphenylamine, benzo[g] isoquinoline, N-phenyl-benzamide, N-(4-cyanophenyl) benzamide, could be formed.The degradation mechanisms which are determined by structure and amount of the thermal decomposition products are described. During pyrolysis, for polysulphoneamide, polymeric chain scissions take place as a successive removal of the monomer units from the polymeric chain. The chain scissions are followed by secondary reactions, which lead to a variety of compounds. Additional reactions can also take place during pyrolysis.