Study of Thermal Behavior of Moxa Floss Using Thermogravimetric and Pyrolysis-GC/MS Analyses

Table 3

Identified peaks from Py-GC/MS of moxa floss samples.

Compound	Sample 1		Sample 2		Sample 3		Sample 4		Sample 5		Sample 6
	RT (min)	RA (%)	RT (min)	RA (%)	RT (min)	RA (%)	RT (min)	RA (%)	RT (min)	RA (%)	RT (min)	RA (%)
Benzene	2.655	0.362			2.623	0.329
Toluene	4.047	0.834	4.037	0.747
Benzoic acid	23.021	4.131			14.940	0.383			22.811	0.351
					23.031	3.876
Phenol	12.249	2.291	14.950	0.410	12.229	2.363	12.029	0.622	12.249	0.343	12.069	0.77
					15.340	0.870
Catechol					19.641	3.442			19.661	1.913	19.430	1.760
Hydroquinone			22.791	2.672			22.601	1.084	22.811	0.351	19.690	1.325
Diclofop-methyl							4.137	0.520
Acetone							9.598	0.339
Methyl acetoacetate	3.157	5.477	3.137	6.877	3.127	5.208	3.117	7.613	3.227	10.030	6.768	0.970
	6.788	0.647	6.738	0.738	6.758	0.654
					9.448	0.377
Acetic anhydride	5.868	0.755	5.838	1.073			5.838	1.151	5.848	1.133
									6.828	1.315
Ethyl cyanoacetate	14.930	0.373
Pimelic acid			17.050	0.395
5-Aminolevulinic			6.208	0.370
2-Methylbutane							18.620	1.876
Furan					2.911	0.451			2.911	0.699	11.589	0.45
					8.318	0.733			11.779	0.422
Butadiene			8.298	0.722

Note. RT stands for retention time. RA stands for relative abundance.