A Review of the Flammability Factors of Kenaf and Allied Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites

Table 4

TGA date of composites [47].

Composites	Temperature for 5% weight lost (°C)	Char at 500°C (%)
Neat PLA	296	0.53
Untreated coconut filter fibre/PLA	265	5.96
DAP-treated coconut filter fibre 1%/PLA	237	8.99
DAP-treated coconut filter fibre 2.5%/PLA	226	9.30
DAP-treated coconut filter fibre 5%/PLA	211	11.54
Neat PP	392	0.00
Untreated coconut filter fibre/PP	262	7.97
DAP-treated coconut filter fibre 1%/PP	249	8.42
DAP-treated coconut filter fibre 2.5%/PP	234	16.29
DAP treated coconut filter fibre 5%/PP	221	18.31
Untreated jute fibre/PP	284	5.35
DAP-treated jute fibre 1%/PP	247	11.28
DAP-treated jute fibre 2.5%/PP	236	13.51
DAP-treated jute fibre 5%/PP	226	16.43