Characteristics of Biodegradable Polylactide/Thermoplastic Starch/Nanosilica Composites: Effects of Plasticizer and Nanosilica Functionality

Table 4

TGA data of PLA, TPS, and various blends and composites in air.

Sample	T10 (°C)	T50 (°C)	Tmax1 (°C)	Tmax2 (°C)	Weight loss (%)
PLA	330	362	—	364	100.0
TPS	226	320	318	—	99.7
PLA/MPLA/TPS	236	356	311	367	97.5
PLA/MPLA/TPS/P	296	357	312	366	97.7
1 wt.% SiO2	296	357	310	365	98.0
3 wt.% SiO2	295	356	310	365	96.5
5 wt.% SiO2	295	357	311	365	95.0
1 wt.% A-SiO2	296	357	311	365	97.8
3 wt.% A-SiO2	296	358	311	366	96.6
5 wt.% A-SiO2	299	358	312	369	95.0