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Table 3 Degradation temperatures of composites with BPF

From: Cone calorimetric fire properties and thermal analysis of polyester-banana peduncle fibre composite fused with bio-fire retardant additive

Composites

T10% weight loss

T50% weight loss

T80% weight loss

Tmax

Tfinal weight loss

Residues weight (%)

0%BPF

260.64

372.48

398.54

402.00

593.57

5.28

5%BPF

253.65

363.40

391.92

400.00

593.95

4.94

10%BPF

252.81

362.58

395.86

394.00

594.00

4.49

15%BPF

250.12

361.01

391.01

395.00

593.99

2.82

20%BPF

239.13

360.36

390.82

392.30

593.73

1.359