Table 5. Thermal Properties of PGBS90 and PGBAT88 before and after Annealing.
first
heat |
second heat | TGA | |||||
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sample | Tcc/°C | ΔHcc/J g–1 | Tm/°C | ΔHm/J g-1 | Xca/% | Tg/°C | Td 5%/°C |
PGBS90 | 98.6 | 2.2 | 141.0 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 16.8 | 271 |
PGBS90 AN | 138.0 | 28.5 | 15.5 | 16.6 | |||
PGBAT88 | 131.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 280 | ||
PGBAT88 | 59.6 | 1.7 | 127.6 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 15.1 |
The percentage of crystallinity was calculated using Xc = (ΔHm – ΔHcc)/ΔHm°PGA × 100%, where ΔHm°PGA = 183.2 J g–1.32