Kinetics and mechanism of thermal degradation of pentose- and hexose-based carbohydrate polymers

► Model-free and model-fitting thermal kinetics of carbohydrate polymers. ► Characteristic thermal degradation of pentose- and hexose-based carbohydrate polymers. ► Mechanism of thermal degradation of pentose- and hexose-based carbohydrate polymers. ► Determination of thermal stability and lifetime.