| Proteinoid |
Tm(°C)a |
ΔHm (J/g)a |
Tdec (°C)b |
Weight loss (%) |
| Prot1 |
102 |
-300.7 |
300 |
55 |
| Prot2 |
89 |
-428.7 |
297 |
57 |
| Prot3 |
103 |
-174.9 |
341 |
54 |
| Prot4 |
217 |
-183.4 |
330 |
25 |
| Prot5 |
78 |
-251.5 |
339 |
57 |
| Prot6 |
241 |
-90.1 |
373 |
47 |
| Prot7 |
246 |
-139.4 |
385 |
64 |
| Prot8 |
117 |
-420.5 |
268 |
47 |
| PLLAc |
150 |
-57.2 |
349 |
90 |
|
| aTm and ΔHm were measured by DSC; bTdec (temperature of decomposition) was measured by TGA/DSC and refer to the exothermal peak in DSC; ccommercial PLLA 2000 Da parameters were measured similar to the made proteinoids. Each experiment was performed 3 times, with an error of 1-1.5%. |
| Table 4: Thermal properties of proteinoids produced by thermal polymerization. |
