Data obtained from TGA plots of PLA and its composites^a.

Sample	T 5% (°C)	T 20% (°C)	T max (°C)	Residue (wt%)
PLA	326	344	363	0
PLA1VP	331	350	366	0.8
PLA2VP	333	352	369	0.2
PLA5VP	325	357	373	0.3
PLA10VP	324	357	380	0.7
PLA10VA	225	334	362	0.6

^a T _x% was the temperature at x% weight loss of the samples. T_max was the temperature at the maximum rate of weight loss. Residue was the yield at 500 °C.