Table 4.
Tpeak of PP, wood and PP-based WPCs.
| Sample | Heating Rate (°C/min) | Atmosphere | Tpeak (°C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemicellulose | Cellulose | Lignin | PP | |||
| Wood | 5 °C/min | N2 | 290.3 | 335.96 | NA | - |
| Air | 267.9 | 308.5 | 442.2 | - | ||
| PPVW00 | N2 | - | - | - | 430.5 | |
| Air | - | - | - | 331.7 | ||
| PPVW40 | N2 | 291.2 | 342.8 | NA | 435.7 | |
| Air | 288.3 | 337.4 | 456.4 | 364.0 | ||
| PPVW60 | N2 | 291.4 | 344.5 | NA | 439.6 | |
| Air | 290.1 | 336.7 | 453.9 | 364.5 | ||
| Wood | 10 °C/min | N2 | 293.3 | 347.5 | NA | - |
| Air | 280.0 | 321.0 | 464.1 | - | ||
| PPVW00 | N2 | - | - | - | 440.1 | |
| Air | - | - | - | 351.1 | ||
| PPVW40 | N2 | 295.1 | 349.6 | NA | 441.9 | |
| Air | 288.9 | 347.2 | 471.1 | 380.3 | ||
| PPVW60 | N2 | 296.3 | 351.8 | NA | 449.6 | |
| Air | 288.7 | 342.4 | 468.4 | 374.4 | ||
| Wood | 20 °C/min | N2 | 311.5 | 359.5 | NA | - |
| Air | 292.5 | 335.7 | 482.2 | - | ||
| PPVW00 | N2 | - | - | - | 460.0 | |
| Air | - | - | - | 394.2 | ||
| PPVW40 | N2 | 317.6 | 368.0 | NA | 464.8 | |
| Air | 308.4 | 358.2 | 496.1 | 393.4 | ||
| PPVW60 | N2 | 319.5 | 370.5 | NA | 468.6 | |
| Air | 309.3 | 356.5 | 475.4 | 394.1 | ||
| Wood | 40 °C/min | N2 | 322.4 | 372.1 | NA | - |
| Air | 305.2 | 350.2 | 501.1 | - | ||
| PPVW00 | N2 | - | - | - | 479.0 | |
| Air | - | - | - | 430.1 | ||
| PPVW40 | N2 | 331.0 | 380.1 | NA | 485.2 | |
| Air | 311.0 | 370.4 | 536.4 | 425.7 | ||
| PPVW60 | N2 | 334.8 | 384.0 | NA | 486.1 | |
| Air | 310.8 | 369.3 | 535.7 | 422.5 | ||