Thermal, Morphological, and Biodegradability Properties of Bioplastic Fertilizer Composites Made of Oil Palm Biomass, Fertilizer, and Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate)

Table 3

DSC characterisation of pure PHBv, PHBv/NPK, and PHBv/NPK/EFB composites.

Sample	(°C)	(°C)	(°C)
NPKC1	200.68	—	110.26
NPKC2	—	30.19	86.29
EFB	—	—	76.35
PHBv	46.58	94.21	171.69
PHBv/NPKC1	41.82	87.29	166.38
PHBv/NPKC2	43.71	90.84	151.63
PHBv/EFB/NPKC1	40.49	90.79	166.53
PHBv/EFB/NPKC2	44.29	89.07	161.29

Notes: crystallization temperature (), glass transition temperature (), and melting temperature ().
PHBv (poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate)), NPKC1 (uncoated) and NPKC2 (coated), and EFB (empty fruit bunch).