Research Article
Carbon Nanofibers-Poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates Nanocomposite: Ultrasound-Assisted Dispersion and Thermostructural Properties
Table 1
STA crystallinity and WAXD crystallite size data of neat PHA and its CNF composites.
| | Sample | (°C) | (Jg−1) | (°C) | (%) | (nm) | | Lattice strain (%) |
| | PHA | 163.6 | 53.2 | 272.2 | 36.3 | 4.91 | 1.42 | 3.10 | | PHA/0.5% CNF | 169.4 | 67.8 | 289.5 | 46.5 | 5.15 | 1.58 | 3.46 | | PHA/5% CNF | 178.7 | 88.1 | 326.7 | 73.3 | 8.46 | 2.81 | 3.61 | | PHA/7% CNF | 183.5 | 97.4 | 331.2 | 86.8 | 14.43 | 2.62 | 3.74 | | PHA/10% CNF | 202.7 | 92.6 | 325.6 | 86.2 | 14.22 | 2.53 | 2.62 |
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