Table 1.
Filler Loading (%) | Decomposition Temperature (°C) | Mass Loss (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tonset | Tmax. | 100 °C | 250 °C | 400 °C | 800 °C | |
Control | 221.52 | 244.96 | 19.43 | 51.35 | 69.73 | 81.42 |
Unpurified lignin | ||||||
1 | 222.39 | 246.14 | 18.64 | 50.78 | 69.19 | 81.23 |
3 | 223.71 | 246.37 | 17.82 | 47.86 | 69.01 | 80.61 |
5 | 235.13 | 248.33 | 17.43 | 46.72 | 68.94 | 80.12 |
7 | 224.12 | 247.85 | 16.94 | 46.14 | 68.04 | 79.13 |
Purified lignin | ||||||
1 | 224.03 | 247.15 | 17.77 | 50.31 | 69.14 | 80.57 |
3 | 235.29 | 248.48 | 10.17 | 42.16 | 65.25 | 79.08 |
5 | 242.63 | 249.73 | 9.79 | 40.01 | 64.39 | 77.40 |
7 | 239.37 | 248.95 | 9.58 | 38.83 | 64.07 | 76.99 |
Average | 229.80 | 247.55 | 15.29 | 46.02 | 67.53 | 79.62 |
Difference | 21% | 10% | 3% | 2% |