Test Result - Tables- Poject 1

Table 1: Effect of nanoclay loading on Mechanical properties of PBAT virgin and its Bio-nanocomposite hybrids

Samples	Tensile Modulus (Mpa)	Tensile Strength (N/mm2)	Elongation at break (%)
PBAT PBAT/Na+MMT PBAT/C30B3% PBAT/C20A3% PBAT/B1093%	26.20 (T) 30.17 (M) 26.30 (T) 30.29 (M) 34.21 (T) 39.82 (M) 30.03 (T) 32.35 (M) 36.38 (T) 44.33 (M)	20.81 (T) 14.32 (M) 6.75 (T) 5.03 (M) 6.88 (T) 10.78 (M) 3.51 (T) 4.19 (M) 5.49 (T) 17.37 (M)	602.33 (T) 766.44 (M) 533.99 (T) 620.38 (M) 552.844 (T) 601.66 (M) 544.08 (T) 550.33 (M) 595.41 (T) 740.303(M)

_{T – Transverse direction}

_{M – Machine direction}

Table 2: Effect of functionalization on Bio-nanocomposite hybrids

Samples	Tensile modulus (MPa)	Tensile strength (N/mm2)	Elongation at break (%)
PBAT/PBAT-g-MA/C30B PBAT/PBAT-g-MA/C20A PBAT/PBAT-g-MA/B109	52.489(T) 56.213(M) 43.467(T) 52.597(M) 73.123(T) 81.854(M)	8.353(T) 12.314(M) 3.221(T) 6.391(M) 7.7952(T) 8.627(M)	605.39(T) 684.32(M) 560.93(T) 590.39(M) 695.35(T) 760.39(M)

_{T – Transverse direction}

_{M – Machine direction}

Table 3: Tear strength of PBAT virgin and its Bio-nanocomposite hybrids

Samples	Tear strength (g/mm)
PBAT PBAT/C30B(3wt%) PBAT/C20A(3wt%) PBAT/B109(3wt%) PBAT/g/C30B(3wt%) PBAT/g/C20A(3wt%) PBAT/g/B109(3wt%)	335.30 343.17 283.00 348.98 375.05 290.03 445.39

Table 4: WAXD of Nanoclays and Bio-nanocomposite hybrids

Samples	WAXD Peak Position (2q)	d-Spacing	Dd =d2 – d1 (nm)	No. of platelets/ stack
Na+MMT C20A C30B B109 PBAT/Na+MMT3% PBAT/C20A3% PBAT/C30B3% PBAT/B109	8.025 4.000 5.610 3.175 8.001 2.175 2.145 2.001	1.100(d1) 2.209(d1) 1.574(d1) 3.005(d1) 1.107(d2) 4.063(d2) 4.117(d2) 4.150(d2)	- - - - 0.007 2.213 1.777 1.145	- - - - 4.3 3.2 3.3 3.0

Table 5: DSC Analysis PBAT virgin and its Bio-nanocomposite hybrids

Sample	Tg °C	∆Cp J/g	Tm °C	∆Hf J/g	Tc °C	∆Hc J/g	Xc %
PBAT PBAT/Na+MMT3% PBAT/C20A3% PBAT/C30B3% PBAT/B1093% MA/g/PBAT/C30B3% MA/g/PBAT/B1093%	-39.69 -35.48 -33.24 -27.28 -26.16 -26.31 -25.28	0.464 0.369 0.219 0.166 0.385 7.180 7.489	109.02 112.00 118.01 125.00 126.72 138.25 139.02	4.008 5.019 5.678 6.391 7.984 18.91 24.31	66.41 77.48 79.31 75.47 95.05 94.01 95.64	-3.90 -3.94 -4.12 -5.30 -16.3 -6.29 -15.2	3.510 4.538 5.134 5.770 7.200 17.10 21.98

Table 6: TGA Analysis PBAT virgin and its Bio-nanocomposite hybrids

Samples	Initial degradation temperature °C	Final degradation temperature °C	50% degradation temperature °C	Ash content (%)
PBAT PBAT/Na+MMT3% PBAT/C20A3% PBAT/C30B 3% PBAT/B109 3% PBAT/g/C30B 3% PBAT/g/B109 3%	310.58 311.12 315.29 322.58 326.23 322.88 339.59	412.00 416.25 420.59 462.24 469.24 462.58 505.82	405.01 406.54 410.12 414.38 421.13 418.72 419.33	8.13 8.03 7.95 7.32 7.41 8.12 5.05