Research Article
Characterization and Optical Studies of Hydroxyethyl Cellulose-Copper Oxide Nanocomposites
Table 2
TG and DrTG data for CuONPs-doped HEC samples.
| Sample | Region of decomposition | Temperature°C | %Weight loss | Start | End | Tp | Partial | Total |
| S0 | 1st | 26 | 101 | 80 | 1.75 | 91.04 | 2nd | 170 | 351 | 298 | 61.25 | 3rd | 351 | 725 | 601 | 28.04 |
| S4 | 1st | 26 | 102 | 60 | 10.10 | 89.13 | 2nd | 102 | 458 | 299 | 60.36 | 3rd | 458 | 707 | 585 | 18.67 |
| S6 | 1st | 26 | 118 | 58 | 12.09 | 87.24 | 2nd | 118 | 484 | 288 | 59.01 | 3rd | 484 | 802 | 578 | 16.14 |
| S8 | 1st | 26 | 126 | 60 | 11.79 | 91.10 | 2nd | 126 | 480 | 289 | 59.44 | 3rd | 480 | 708 | 577 | 19.87 |
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