Table 4.
Thermal parameters of virgin biopolymers, PLA/PBS blends and bionanocomposites.
| Sample Description | Cold Crystallisation | Melt of Crystalline Region | Crystallinity | Glass Transition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tcc
(°C) |
ΔHcc
(J/g) |
Tm
(°C) |
ΔHm
(J/g) |
Χc(PLA)
(%) |
Tg
(°C) |
|
| Neat PLA | 100 | 22.7 | 150.1 | 28.5 | 6.2 | 59.4 |
| Neat PBS | 99 | 20.4 | 112.5 | 30.4 | 3.2 | - |
| PLA/PBS (90/10) | 98.3 | 23.0 | 149.4 | 29.6 | 8.5 | 60.0 |
| 112.5 | ||||||
| PLA/PBS (80/20) | 98.2 | 29.0 | 148.9 | 30.6 | 10.2 | 61.2 |
| 111.6 | ||||||
| PLA/PBS (70/30) | 98 | 30.1 | 148.8 | 33.7 | 13.5 | 61 |
| 113.7 | ||||||
| PLA/PBS-CNF5 | 99 | 31.4 | 148.3 | 34.4 | 13.6 | 60.5 |
| 112.4 | ||||||
| PLA/PBS-fCNF5 | 99.6 | 31.6 | 148.5 | 34.8 | 14.8 | 61 |
| 112.9 | ||||||