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Table 5 Bands assigned to the surface functional groups of NVNC before and after

From: Removal of fluoride from polluted waters using active carbon derived from barks of Vitex negundo plant

 

Wave number (cm −1 )

Serial No.

NVNC (before)

NVNC (after)

Bond stretching

1

3855.00, 3743.37, 3676.37, 3617.38 3563.84, 3386.65, 3289.23

3843.03, 3745.86, 3679.14, 3614.13, 3562.86, 3334.89, 3227.25

-O-H in alcohols, acids, phenols, and -N-H in amines and amides

2

2932.15, 2876.53, 2822.24, 2786.84

2957.30, 2866.67, 2828.66, 2747.80

-C-H in -CH3 and -CH2

3

1866.07, 1832.92, 1743.93

1868.79, 1832.60, 1743. 59

-C = O in carbonyl, carboxyl groups, and lactones

4

1691.47

1691.51

-C = O in quinine or quinone

5

1644.47, 1517.28, 1425.74, 1393.18

1644.14, 1516.82, 1426.50, 1391.95

-C = C- in aromatic rings, -C = O in highly conjugated carbonyl groups, and -C-H deformations in Alkanes

6

1339.81, 1187.65, 1146.36, 1078.53

1360.57, 1223.45, 1079.16, 1040.23

-C-O- in alcohols, phenols, ethers, esters, acids, epoxides, lactones, and carboxylic anhydrides

7

875.55, 830.19, 744.37, 695.57

871.09, 831.03, 758.74, 695.74

-C-C- deformations and out of plane -C-H deformations in aromatic rings