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Table 6 Thermal decomposition gas products of BHT identified by GC–MS under a nitrogen atmosphere

From: Thermal decomposition characteristics of BHT and its peroxide (BHTOOH)

No.

Components

Molecular formula

Relative content %

Similarity %

1

Nitrogen

N2

36.01

93

2

water

H2O

4.18

100

3

Isobutene

C4H8

51.11

87

4

Ethanol

C2H6O

8.57

98

5

tert-butanol

C4H10O

0.13

96