Table 1.
Percentage of the mass loss determination from D. antarctica by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).
Fraction | Temperature °C | Average Percentage of Weight Loss (%) | |
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Aerial Tissue | Root Tissue | ||
1st degradation stage (Water loss) | 50 to 180 | 3.07 | 2.75 |
2nd degradation stage (polymeric composition) | 180 to 380 | 43.73 | 45.96 |