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. 2022 Jul 8;14(14):2790. doi: 10.3390/polym14142790

Table 3.

Thermal properties for PLA processed using the TSE and QSE.

Screw Speed (rpm) Screw Configuration Tg (°C) Tm (°C) χc (%)
Unprocessed (1st cycle) - - 58.9 145.8 34.45
Unprocessed (2nd cycle) - - 58.2 145.9 0.16
TSE 400 no KB 58.3 146.3 0.31
KB 57.4 144.1 0.32
1000 no KB 58.7 143.2 0.16
KB 58.3 146.3 0.24
QSE 400 no KB 58.3 145.5 0.42
KB 57.4 144.3 1.37
1000 no KB 58.7 145.1 0.23
KB 58.3 144.7 0.37