Table 2.
Mean values of thermal stability obtained from the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) curves of the electrospun poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs) films with and without hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in terms of degradation temperature at 5% of mass loss (T5%), degradation temperature (Tdeg), and residual mass at 500 °C (R500).
| Film Sample | T5% (°C) | Tdeg1 (°C) | Tdeg2 (°C) | R500 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHB | 207.0 ± 4.4 | 262.0 ± 3.8 | 348.0 ± 6.4 | 3.08 ± 0.04 |
| PHB/PdNP | 224.1 ± 3.6 | 271.3 ± 2.6 | 368.2 ± 3.8 | 3.17 ± 0.03 |
| PHB/PdNP/CTAB | 220.0 ± 8.1 | 278.1 ± 3.4 | 392.2 ± 5.4 | 3.81 ± 0.04 |
| PHB/PdNP/TEOS | 230.2 ± 2.5 | 275.2 ± 4.1 | 386.1 ± 2.3 | 4.44 ± 0.04 |