Research Article

Physical and Thermal Characterization of Alkali Treated Rice Husk Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

Table 5

TGA data of neat polypropylene, RH-PP composites at different compositions, and alkali treated rice husk filler.

SamplesDegradation temperature °C Final decomposition temperature °C
1st stage2nd stage

Neat PP449.95503.25
20% rice husk PP241.50470.44
15% rice husk PP243.27479.97
10% rice husk PP252.06485.83
5% rice husk PP273.64377.88501.60
Rice husk151.80308.50387.90