Research Article
Specific Mechanical Energy and Thermal Degradation of Poly(lactic acid) and Poly(caprolactone)/Date Pits Composites
Table 1
Component concentrations (% dry basis) in blends prepared by Leistritz extruder.
| Blend | Polycaprolactone | Polylactic acid | Vital gluten | Date pits |
| 1 | 100 | | | | 2 | | 100 | | |
| 3 | 60 | | 40 | | 4 | | 60 | 40 | |
| 5 | 90 | | | 10 | 6 | 80 | | | 20 | 7 | 70 | | | 30 | 8 | 60 | | | 40 |
| 9 | | 90 | | 10 | 10 | | 80 | | 20 | 11 | | 70 | | 30 | 12 | | 60 | | 40 |
| 13 | 60 | | 20 | 20 | 14 | | 60 | 20 | 20 |
| 15 | 75 | | 25 | | 16 | 75 | | 25 | | 17 | 75 | | | 25 | 18 | 75 | | | 25 |
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