The mass loss rate of lignocelluloses, DTAC and lignocelluloses/DTAC complexes were determined from Fig. 5a and plotted against the temperature in Fig. 5b.
The mass loss rate of lignocelluloses had peaks at 280 ◦C and 380 ◦C and 550 ◦C. The combustion of hemicelluloses and lignin were claimed to occur at 220–300 ◦C and 380–530 ◦C, respectively [33,34].