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. 2020 Jul 9;10:11342. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68274-x

Table 1.

Thermal characteristics and the degree of crystallinity of PLA and its biocomposites.

Samples First heating scan Second heating scan Xc (%)
Tg (°C) Tcc (°C) Tm (°C) Tg (°C) Tcc (°C) Tm (°C)
PLA 60.2 150 62.2 150.3 7.8
PLA-2MCC 59 112.5 148.6 62.2 118.5 149.4 10.1
PLA-6MCC 60 112.6 148.8 62.2 116.6 149 12.2
PLA-10MCC 60 115.2 150.6 62.2 119.4 150.1 13.1
PLA-2AC 59.8 115 149.9 62.2 125 150.6 13.0
PLA-6AC 59.6 112.9 149.6 62.2 116.4 149.4 11.4
PLA-10AC 57.8 111 143.6 62.2 117.2 149.4 10.5