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Table 1.

Positioning of FTIR absorption maxima with assignment of appropriate vibrations in bio fuels tested (for the methyl esters of sunflower oil after frying French fries, fish and for commercial esters-B100 recorded within the range of 3700-900 cm-1.)

FTIR Type and origin of vibrations
Position of bands [cm-1] Esters of sunflower oil B100
3351w 3351st v (O-H) in H2O
3009 3009 3011 v(C-H)
2932 2932 2920 v(C-H)CH2, s+as, CH3, s+asaliphatic group of triglycerides
2861 2861 2920
1744st 1744st 1742s C=O group of Ester
1715
1659 1659 1653 v(C=C)
1553 1553 v(C=C)s
1460 1460 1462 -C-H (in CH2) bending
1434 1434 1436
1417 1417 1418 =C-H (cis-) bending
1404m 1404m 1403m v (=C-H (cis-))
1376 1376 1377 -C-H s (in CH3)
1365 1365 1360 -C-H s (CH3) bending
1317 1317 1319 δ(CH)
1277st 1277st 1276m δ(CH2)
1245 1245 1245 -C-O stretching
1197 1197 1169 or -O-CH2-C
1170 1170 1194 -C-O
1116 1116 1119 v(C-C)
1132 1132 1117
914m 914m 910m -OH
860 860 859 v(C-O-C)s
839st 839st 840w v(C-O-C)s or v(C-C)
721 721 722 -CH2- rocking

v – stretching vibrations, δ – bending vibrations, s – symmetrical, as – asymmetrical, st – strong, * denotes frequencies that may originate from the solvent used

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