Table 4 The characteristic indexes of the leaf-derived surfactant powder given by FTIR spectra.

From: Eco-friendly removal of strontium from produced water of an oilfield in western Iran using biosurfactant derived from Malva sylvestris leaves

Wavenumber (cm−1)

Peak height (%)

Transmittance (%)

Group

Compound class

Reference(s)

3742.39

19.3697

0.89624

Stretching Non-hydrogen-bonded O–H

Hydroxyl

67

3415.91

100

0.56304

Stretching O–H

Hydroxyl

68

2924.05

40.3826

0.79398

Stretching C–H

Aliphatic

69,70

2362.34

30.9851

0.83819

Stretching O=C=O

Carbon dioxide

71

1626.69

89.5761

0.59792

Bending H–O–H

Adsorbed water

68

1566.81

1566.81

0.60048

Carboxylate (COO)

Carbonyl

72

1405.71

70.3201

0.66812

Symmetrical stretching of carboxylate (COO)

Carbonyl

73,74

1084.94

30.4529

0.84076

Stretching C–O

Secondary alcohol

75,76

661.511

24.2177

0.87153

Bending C–H (out-of-plane)

Aliphatic

72,75