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. 2018 Jun 9;72(11):2699–2706. doi: 10.1007/s11696-018-0514-7

Table 2.

Library for analysis of the activated sludge composition

Wave number (cm−1) Shape Intensity Bond Compound(s) Class
3650-3200 b str st O–H Glycerol Polyalcohol
b m Glucose Monosaccharide
b m Lactose Sacharide
b
b
m
m
Sucrose
Phenol
Saccharide
phenols
3300-2800 b m st NH3 (N+–H) Albumin Protein
b m Ammonium sulphate Ammonium
b m Dry meat extract Peptide
b m Peptone G Peptide
3000-2840 s (m) str st C–H Glycerol Polyalcohol
s (m) m Glucose Monosaccharide
s (m) m Oleic acid Fats
s (m) w Sucrose Sacharide
2900 s w Lactose Sacharide
2360 s w st NH+ Ammonium sulphate Ammonium
2075 s str C≡N Potassium cyanide Cyanides
2045 s str SC≡N Potassium thiocyanate Thiocyanides
1775 s w st C=O Sodium carbonate Carbonates
1710 s str Oleic acid Fats
1680 s str st C=C Phenol Phenols
1655 s str st as COO Albumin Protein
1650-1575 s (m) str Dry meat extract Peptide
1600 s str Peptone G Peptide
1570 s w def NH2 Ammonium sulphate Ammonium
1535 s str sy NH3+ Albumin Protein
s str Peptone G Peptide
1515 s str Dry meat extract Peptide
1460 s str st C=O Sodium carbonate Carbonates
s str Acid sodium carbonate Carbonates
1445-1350 s m def C–H (skelet) Glucose Monosaccharide
s m Lactose Sacharide
s m Sucrose Sacharide
1440 s m def CH2 Oleic acid Fats
1410 s str CH2 Glycerol Polyalcohol
1400 s str S(=O)2 (SO4) Ammonium sulphate Ammonium
1400 s str def NH3 Dry meat extract Peptide
1380 s str N=O Sodium nitrate Nitrate
1270 s s st NO2 Sodium nitrite Nitrite
1255 s m def NH3 Peptone G Peptide
1245 s m Albumin Protein
1235 s m def C=O Oleic acid Fats
1135 s s st S=O (R–SO–OR) Sodium sulphate Sulphate
s s Sodium sulphite Sulphite
s s Sodium thiosulphate Thiosulphate
1100-1040 s (m) s st C–O Glycerol Polyalcohol
1100 s s st Si–O Sodium silicate Silicate
1100-1000 s (m) s st CO Lactose Sacharide
s (m) s Sucrose Sacharide
1075 s w S=O Ammonium sulphate Ammonium
1015 s s C–O (CH2–OH) Glucose Monosaccharide

b broad band, s sharp band, s (m) multiple sharp band, str strong intensity band, m medium intensity band, w weak intensity band, st stretching vibration, st as stretching asymmetric vibration, def deforming vibration, sy symmetrical vibration, skelet skeletal vibration