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. 2019 Dec 23;12(1):31. doi: 10.3390/polym12010031

Table 4.

Thermal decomposition parameters of the bio-based high-density polyethylene (bio-HDPE) films containing different amounts of gallic acid (GA) in terms of onset degradation temperature (Tonset), temperature of maximum degradation (Tdeg), and residual mass at 700 °C.

Film Tonset (°C) Tdeg (°C) Residual mass (%)
Bio-HDPE 256.9 ± 1.8 427.8 ± 1.3 0.22 ± 0.05
Bio-HDPE + 0.3GA 283.9 ± 2.0 442.9 ± 1.1 0.20 ± 0.04
Bio-HDPE + 0.8GA 291.6 ± 2.1 444.6 ± 1.2 0.17± 0.05