Table 3. DSC characteristics of various MCF/PLA composites

Specimen	DSC data
	Tg (°C)	Tm (°C)	Tcc (°C)	ΔHm (J/g)	ΔHcc (J/g)	Xc (%)
PLA	58.57	173.19	108.87	29.20	20.04	9.84
MCF5	58.20	172.80	112.76	29.65	14.92	16.65
S-MCF5	58.76	173.34	112.75	28.93	17.44	12.99
MCF10	58.01	173.31	112.62	28.89	14.27	17.44
S-MCF10	58.95	173.00	113.68	27.85	16.78	13.21

DSC: differential scanning calorimetry, MCF: micro-sized cellulose fiber, PLA: polylactic acid.