Research Article

Antimicrobial Bioplastics: Synthesis and Characterization of Thermally Stable Starch and Lysine-Based Polymeric Ligand and Its Transition Metals Incorporated Coordination Polymer

Table 4

Thermal behaviors of SLys and their polymer metal complexes.

Compound/temperature (°C)Weight loss (%)
100150200250300400500600700

SLys1518.514115.5201113.5
SLys-Mn(II)117.55.522531722
SLys-Co(II)2.532.51023.5831324
SLys-Ni(II)2229.523641223
SLys-Cu(II)0.50.51.53.5238.541323
SLys-Zn(II)111.532211.515323