MS	mushroom sticks	t	time
PP	polypropylene	E	activation energy
SP11	mixture of MS and PP	f(α)	reaction mechanism function
TG-FTIR	thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy	A	pre-exponential factor
WCal	theoretical weight loss of the sample	T	reaction temperature
xMS	ratio of MS in the mixed sample	R	universal gas constant (8.314 J/(mol·K))
WPP	weight loss of PP at corresponding temperatures	m0	the initial mass (g) of the sample
WMS	weight loss of MS at corresponding temperatures	mt	the sample mass (g) at the time point of the reaction t
α	mass conversion rate	TG	thermal weight curve
DS	Dunaliella salina	DTG	differential thermal weight curve
SW	solid waste	LVC	low volatile coal