Table 1
Polymers evaluated by chemical equilibrium analysis for PHB ignition temperature.
Polymer Repeating unit
Polyurethane thermoplastic (TPU) C17H16O4N2
Polystyrene (PS) C8H8
Polypropylene (PP) C3H6
Polyethylene (PE) C2H4
Polylactide (PLA) C3H4O2
Polyvinylchloride (PVC-rigid) C2H3Cl
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) C10H8O4
Polyamide imide (PAI) C15H8O3N2
Phenol formaldehyde (PF-G) C13H12O2
Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) C4H6O2
PHB is in bold because it is the subject polymer of the study
Table 2
Equilibrium product species allowed for polymer ignition calculations except PVC.
C6H6 C10H8 C7H8 23C7H16 NO2 H
C2H4 CH2O pC8H10 22C7H16 N CO2
C2H2 2C7H16 mC8H10 O2 H2O(L) CO
C14H10 C8H8 33C7H16 O H2O CH4
C12H8O2 C7H16 3C7H16 N2 H2 C(S)
C12H10 C6H6O 24C7H16 NO HO C
Table 3