Skip to main content
. 2023 Jan 26;13(6):3792–3806. doi: 10.1039/d2ra05350k

Transition temperatures of the investigated l,d-PLA, and composite layers under different conditions were detected by the DSC method.

Environment T g [°C] ΔCp [J (g °C)−1] T onset [°C] T end [°C] ΔH [J g−1] X c [%]
l,d-PLA Heating H2O 50.8 0.465 141.8 153.8 0.807 0.861
HCl 50.3 0.380 142.0 153.6 0.681 0.727
NaOH (30 days) 53.0 0.435 143.4 155.0 0.774 0.826
Air 48.9 0.440 141.5 152.8 0.701 0.748
Cooling H2O 51.7 0.393
HCl 51.3 0.519
NaOH (30 days) 53.3 0.378
Air 50.5 0.421
Composite Heating H2O 45.9 0.388 136.7 151.3 17.465 21.434
HCl 46.7 0.370 137.3 151.4 18.069 22.176
NaOH
Air 46.4 0.404 137.9 151.0 13.677 16.785
Cooling H2O 45.7 0.378
HCl 46.4 0.384
NaOH
Air 46.7 0.399