Table 1. Enthalpy of the Melting Process (ΔHm) and Ratios between the Areas of the Curves Representing the Solid–Metastable Solid (ΔHS–M) and the Metastable Solid–Liquid (ΔHM–L) Transitions in the DSC Thermograms, Derived from Deconvolution and Nonlinear Fitting.
sample | ΔHm (J g–1) | ΔHM–L/ΔHS–M |
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pure wax | 168.3 | 2.41 |
wax/HNTs 0.05% w/w | 104.4 | 2.52 |
wax/HNTs 0.5% w/w | 137.3 | 2.63 |