Fabrication and Characterization of Cellulose Acetate/Montmorillonite Composite Nanofibers by Electrospinning

Table 1

The residue and decomposition temperature at onset and 20% rate of pure MMT and nanofibers (pure CA, CA/MMT-1, CA/MMT-3, CA/MMT-5, CA/MMT-7, and CA/MMT-9).

Materials	onset (°C)	20% (°C)	Residue at 500°C (%)
Pure CA	280	340	13
Pure MMT	280	380	65
CA/MMT-1	275	330	13
CA/MMT-3	275	325	14
CA/MMT-5	270	315	15
CA/MMT-7	270	310	17
CA/MMT-9	270	310	18