Enhancement of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Poly(L-lactide) Nanocomposites Filled with Synthetic Layered Compounds

Table 1

Temperatures for the thermal degradation of PLLA and PLLA nanocomposites.

Sample	(°C)	(°C)	(°C)
PLLA	246	277	301
PLLA/(1 wt% of Zn/Al palmitate)	281	308	352
PLLA/(2 wt% of Zn/Al palmitate)	251	286	323
PLLA/(1 wt% of LHS (salicylate))	249	281	308
PLLA/(2 wt% of LHS (salicylate))	233	269	301
PLLA/(1 wt% of LHS (palmitate))	249	280	318
PLLA/(2 wt% of LHS (palmitate))	242	272	301