Table 2 FTIR specific data about the molecular band assignments. \(\tilde{V}\)*: wavenumber (cm−1).

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Sample

description

\(\tilde{V}\)(cm−1) *

Chemical functional groups

References

Alg

1027.77 ν

Elongation of C-O groups

19

1298.51 ν

C-O stretching vibration

1414.55 ν

Symmetric C = O vibration

1612.22 ν

Asymmetric stretching vibration of COO groups

2155.37 ν

Symmetric C = O vibration

2925.95 ν

Symmetric C = O vibration

3446.23 ν

O-H stretching vibrations

Zn-Alg-CaCO3

418 ν

Stretching vibrations of tetrahedral group Zn-O

19,20,21,22,23,24

575.9 ν

Metal-oxygen (Zn-O stretching vibrations) vibration mode

1050 ν

Stretching modes of Zn-O bond

712 δ

Bending in-plane deformation mode vibrations of the O-C-O groups

871.68 δ

Out-of-plane bending vibration of (CO3)2−

1054.88 ν

ν1 mode of calcite (symmetric C-O stretching)

1423.47 ν

Asymmetric stretching (ν3) of C-O bond

1604.96 ν

Symmetric stretching of carboxyl group [C(= O)-OH]

1805 ν

ν1 + ν4 symmetric stretching of (CO3)2−

2960.25 ν

Symmetric ν C = O vibration

3417.29 ν

O-H stretching vibrations

Zn-O

351

Stretching vibrations of tetrahedral group Zn-O

 

520

Metal-oxygen (Zn-O stretching vibrations)

 

701

ν mode of Zn-O interatomic bond

25

876

ν mode of Zn-O interatomic bond

26

1033

ν mode of Zn-O interatomic bond

26

1446

stretching vibration of (ν C = C) in the capping agent

27

1634

stretching vibration of (ν C = C) in the capping agent

27

2367

stretching vibration of (ν C-O) *

26

2918

stretching vibration of (ν C = O) *

26

3438

O-H stretching vibrations

26