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. 2019 Oct 2;9:14138. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50740-w

Table 1.

Main Raman bands identified for the colored plastics analysed. The possible compounds present are indicated according to the cited references.

Colour Raman bands (cm−1) Possible compound Reference
White 446, 603 TiO2 rutile www.RRUFF.info
Red 143, 198, 396, 515, 639, 721 TiO2 anatase

IRUG Spectral Database www.irug.org

(Price & Pretzel, 2000)

Yellow 143, 446, 603, 724, 1003, 1251, 1400, 1528, 1595 Diarylide Yellow, Azo Dye + TiO2 + Titanox

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(Price & Pretzel, 2000)

Black 1303, 1598 Carbon black (Boccaleri et al., 2006)
Green 104, 202, 293, 515, 548, 646, 697, 709, 743, 779, 820, 959, 982, 1085, 1143, 1215, 1284, 1340, 1392, 1509, 1540 PG - Green Pigment Cu-Phthalocyanine

IRUG Spectral Database www.irug.org

(Price & Pretzel, 2000)