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Table 1 Crystalline and thermal properties of neat PVA and lignin nanoparticles/PVA composite films

From: Lignin valorization: lignin nanoparticles as high-value bio-additive for multifunctional nanocomposites

Sample

T m (°C)

ΔH m (J g−1)

X c (%)

Ï„ (nm)

T i (°C)

T p (°C)

Neat PVA

229

34.9

21.7

3.3

247

270

4 wt% DLNPs/PVA

229

29.7

19.2

3.3

253

274

4 wt% OLNPs/PVA

228

24.1

15.6

3.6

254

278

  1. T m melting point, ΔH m the heat of fusion, X c degree of crystallinity, τ crystal size, and T i and T p initial and maximum decomposition temperature, respectively