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 |