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FTIR spectroscopy data for the reaction of glycerol and citric acid ([glycerol]:[citric acid] =1.4) at 110°C showing the carbonyl region for citric acid, product after 10 min, and product after 150 min as the ester absorbance at 1724 cm-1 becomes more pronounced.