Table 4.
Non-isothermal crystallization data of neat PLA and PLA/PLA-g-MA/CNF nanocomposites.
| Sample | Tg (°C) | Tc (°C) | Tcc (°C) | Tm1 (°C) | Tm2 (°C) | ∆Hc (J/g) | ∆Hcc (J/g) | ∆Hm (J/g) | Xc (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neat PLA | 50.4 | 106.1 | 91.3 | 143.5 | 152.1 | 1.3 | 33.4 | 35.6 | 2.3 |
| PLA/PLA-g-MA3/CNF0 | 51.9 | 96.5 | 84.5 | 142.6 | 152.3 | 2.0 | 27.1 | 33.9 | 6.7 |
| PLA/PLA-g-MA0/CNF3 | 43.9 | 114.6 | 71.0 | 136.7 | 147.1 | 33.6 | 0.9 | 42.3 | 44.2 |
| PLA/PLA-g-MA1/CNF3 | 45.9 | 112.7 | 75.5 | 135.3 | 146.1 | 24.5 | 8.8 | 35.4 | 28.4 |
| PLA/PLA-g-MA2/CNF3 | 46.1 | 115.1 | 78.5 | 137.1 | 147.4 | 29.0 | 7.4 | 35.3 | 29.8 |
| PLA/PLA-g-MA3/CNF3 | 46.3 | 113.8 | 75.8 | 135.3 | 146.6 | 16.8 | 14.1 | 41.6 | 29.4 |
| PLA/PLA-g-MA4/CNF3 | 47.3 | 113.3 | 77.9 | 136.1 | 147.0 | 21.1 | 12.4 | 41.0 | 30.5 |