Table 2.
Thermal properties of the different PLA/PBS blends, as evaluated from the DSC analysis.
PLA/PBS Blend Ratio |
PLA Phase | PBS Phase | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tg
(°C) |
Tm (°C) |
Tcc (°C) |
ΔHm
(J/g) |
Xc (%) |
Tm (°C) |
Tcc
(°C) |
Δ | Xc (%) |
|
100/0 | 60.7 | 166.0 | 105.8 | 51.2 | 19.2 | - | - | - | - |
97.5/2.5 | 60.5 | 166.3 | 104.5 | 51.8 | 20.4 | - | - | - | - |
95/5 | 60.2 | 166.3 | 96.2 | 50.4 | 23.9 | - | - | - | - |
90/10 | 59.2 | 165.8 | 91.7 | 52.5 | 28.1 | 113.5 | 96.2 | 48.5 | 40.7 |
0/100 | - | - | - | - | 114.6 | 97.8 | 80.4 | 64.8 |