Table 5 Parameters of infrared absorption peaks in the 3000 –2800 cm− 1 wavelength range before and after modification of coal (Peak type: Gaussian).

From: Functional group characteristics of coal treated with clean biomass surfactant via FTIR spectroscopy

Modified Coal Sample Types

Number

Peak Position (cm− 1)

Area

Relative Area (%)

Assignment

Raw coal

1

2828.02

0.25

5.20

Symmetric R2CH2

2

2853.67

1.15

23.67

Symmetric R2CH2

3

2889.13

0.88

18.17

CH stretching vibration

4

2919.56

1.79

36.90

Asymmetric R2CH2

5

2950.93

0.78

16.07

Asymmetric RCH3

Distilled water

1

2834.30

0.37

7.49

Symmetric R2CH2

2

2855.10

1.06

21.41

Symmetric R2CH2

3

2886.85

0.87

17.51

CH stretching vibration

4

2915.92

1.72

34.69

Asymmetric R2CH2

5

2950.12

0.79

15.93

Asymmetric RCH3

6

2996.35

0.15

2.98

Asymmetric RCH3

Compound (1:9)

1

2835.63

0.30

10.04

Symmetric R2CH2

2

2857.10

0.62

20.65

Symmetric R2CH2

3

2891.46

0.59

19.68

CH stretching vibration

4

2919.51

1.02

34.12

Asymmetric R2CH2

Compound (1:4)

1

2848.92

1.27

25.43

Symmetric R2CH2

2

2883.28

0.92

18.55

CH stretching vibration

3

2915.95

1.93

38.78

Asymmetric R2CH2

4

2948.39

0.86

17.24

Asymmetric RCH3

Compound (3:7)

1

2848.36

1.52

25.54

Symmetric R2CH2

2

2882.63

1.11

18.55

Symmetric R2CH2

3

2915.36

2.31

38.73

CH stretching vibration

4

2947.93

1.03

17.19

Asymmetric R2CH2

Compound (2:3)

1

2832.07

0.28

7.73

Asymmetric RCH3

2

2855.46

0.82

22.93

Symmetric R2CH2

3

2890.45

0.69

19.44

Symmetric R2CH2

4

2919.56

1.23

34.55

CH stretching vibration

5

2951.23

0.55

15.34

Asymmetric R2CH2

Compound (1:1)

1

2832.35

0.31

7.84

Asymmetric RCH3

2

2855.55

0.87

22.27

Symmetric R2CH2

3

2890.04

0.77

19.70

Symmetric R2CH2

4

2919.05

1.35

34.52

CH stretching vibration

5

2950.55

0.61

15.68

Asymmetric R2CH2

Compound (3:2)

1

2848.88

0.62

17.86

Asymmetric RCH3

2

2883.96

1.34

38.34

Asymmetric RCH3

3

2916.16

0.55

15.86

Symmetric R2CH2

4

2948.04

0.08

2.37

Symmetric R2CH2