Table 3.
Maximum temperature (Tm) and weight loss percentage (%) for PVA/Cs/ZnO nanocomposites.
| Sample | Stage I | Stage II | Stage III | Stage IV | Residual Mass |
Ti (°C) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tm °C |
Weight (%) |
Tm °C |
Weight (%) |
Tm °C |
Weight (%) |
Tm °C |
Weight (%) | |||
| PVA/Cs | 100.3 | 4.19 | 179.7 | 10.15 | 271.9 | 41.16 | 507.8 | 40.61 | 4.15 | 142 |
| PVA/Cs/2 wt% ZnO | 92.30 | 3.29 | 179.8 | 8.67 | 273.3 | 40.44 | 502.2 | 39.36 | 8.72 | 161 |
| PVA/Cs/5 wt% ZnO | 100.6 | 3.46 | 207.6 | 10.50 | 265.1 | 40.38 | 508.8 | 27.66 | 8.21 | 164 |
| PVA/Cs/10 wt% ZnO | 108.4 | 2.76 | 253.9 | 47.42 | 486.4 | 37.45 | --- | --- | 12.37 | 178 |
| PVA/Cs/15 wt% ZnO | 108.3 | 1.68 | 250.5 | 42.22 | 478.1 | 34.80 | --- | --- | 22.44 | 210 |