Selective Depolymerization and Effects of Homolysis of Poly(L-lactic acid) in a Blend with Polypropylene

Table 3

Changes in weight and molecular weight of PLLA in PLLA/BHPP blends after heating at 300^°C for 30 minutes.

Entry	PLLA/BHPP (wt/wt)	Weight loss (%) (SD^(a))	𝑀𝑛 (SD)	𝑀𝑤 (SD)
3–1	100/0	14.6 (0.6)	5 500 (355)	18 800 (1095)
3–2	100/0.2	11.7 (0.4)	6 800 (338)	20 800 (645)
3–3	100/1	6.7 (0.9)	8 100 (929)	23 100 (1694)
3–4	100/5	7.9 (0.3)	8 100 (698)	20 800 (1319)
3–5	100/20	7.8 (0.3)	7 100 (118)	18 500 (1452)

^(a)Standard deviation.