Table 5.
TGA analysis results of PLA-based composites.
| Sample | 1 T5%, °C | 2 T10%, °C | 3 Tmax, °C | Residue500 °C, % |
| PLA | 301.36 ± 6.38 | 312.88 ± 5.58 | 335.93 ± 0.47 | 3.92 ± 0.20 |
| PLA-5% BC | 297.76 ± 2.26 | 308.34 ± 2.57 | 331.68 ± 0.86 | 8.35 ± 0.11 |
| PLA-10% BC | 297.08 ± 5.69 | 304.86 ± 6.00 | 329.24 ± 0.71 | 13.15 ± 0.12 |
| PLA-20% BC | 289.76 ± 1.54 | 302.42 ± 1.68 | 323.70 ± 0.94 | 22.09 ± 0.04 |
| PLA-30% HF | 314.58 ± 13.63 | 328.31 ± 8.92 | 352.55 ± 1.64 | 8.54 ± 0.02 |
| PLA-30% HF-5% BC | 318.99 ± 2.59 | 330.34 ± 1.36 | 351.08 ± 0.63 | 11.72 ± 0.48 |
| PLA-30% HF-10% BC | 311.71 ± 1.98 | 327.00 ± 0.75 | 349.66 ± 1.49 | 15.21 ± 0.04 |
1 T5%: Temperature at 5% weight loss, 2 T10%: Temperature at 10% weight loss, 3 Tmax: Temperature at maximum degradation rate.