Table 3: Thermal parameters of N-phenylbenzothioamide, PAA and PAA with 5% N-phenylbenzothioamide and their changes after 25 h UV-irradiation.

Sample/irradiation time I step II step III step Residue at 600 °C, %
Δm, % T0, °C Tmax, °C Δm, % T0, °C Tmax, °C Δm, %
thioamide /0 h 4 163 280 93 - - - 3
thioamide /25 h 0 165 285 96 - - - 4
PAA/0 h 5 172 277 25 300 425 55 15
PAA/25 h 4 175 260 24 303 430 58 14
PAA+thioamide/0 h 4 175 273 26 303 427 55 15
PAA+thioamide/25 h 3 177 268 28 316 430 54 15