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. 2021 Nov 20;14(22):7049. doi: 10.3390/ma14227049
PBS Poly(butylene succinate)
WB Wheat bran
DOE Design of experiment
FTIR Fourier transform infrared (spectroscopy)
DSC Differential scanning calorimetry
Xc Degree of crystallinity
ΔHm Melting enthalpy
Tm Melting point
Tc Crystallization temperature
Tg Glass transition temperature
TG Thermogravimetry
DTG Derivative thermogravimetry
T5%, T50% Temperature of 5% and 50% of mass loss
Tmax Temperature of the maximum rate of mass loss
Δm Mass loss corresponding to Tmax
Rm Residual mass
U Wheat bran content
N Extruder screw speed
HDT Heat deflection temperature
VST Vicat softening temperature
LCF Lignocellulosic filler
α Star point distance in DOE
SL Longitudinal shrinkage
ST Transverse shrinkage
SP Perpendicular shrinkage
Ρ Density
p-v-T Relationship between pressure p, specific volume v and temperature T
H Hardness
σ Tensile strength
E Young’s modulus
ε Elongation at break