Research Article
[Retracted] Optimization of Water Absorption and Mechanical and Thermal Behavior of Polylactic Acid/Chitosan/Titanium Carbide
Table 1
Onset temperature, maximal temperature, and % of decomposition of different composites.
| Composites | Onset temperature (°C) | Maximal degradation temperature, | % of decomposition |
| Polylactic acid | 279.9 | 363.6 | 89 | Polylactic acid/CS | 266.8 | 366.2 | 102.6 | Polylactic acid/CS/2 wt% TiC NPs | 218.6 | 287.3 | 80 | PLA/CS/3 wt% TiC NPs | 208.1 | 281.2 | 85.3 | PLA/CS/4 wt% | 234.5 | 278.3 | 712.8 |
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