Research Article

Adsorption of Atenolol on Kaolinite

Table 2

FTIR bands for AT and AT adsorbed on KGa-2.

0.0 mmol/L0.6 mmol/L1.2 mmol/L1.8 mmol/L2.4 mmol/L3.0 mmol/L3.6 mmol/L4.0 mmol/LPure ATBand assignments

3700
34103410341034103410341034103360NH banding vibration1
3158NH valence vibrations2
29722972297229722972297229722972C–H stretching1
292329232923292329232923292329232923
290229022902290229022902290229022901
235923592359235923592359235923592359
165416541654165416541654165416541633C=O1,2
1515benzene ring skeletal vibration1 or C=C valence vibrations of the aromatic
1395, 14081395, 14081395, 14081395, 14081395, 14081395, 14081395, 14081395, 14081410NH bending vibrations2
138513851385138513851385138513851381
1338
1301
1252, 12301252, 12301252, 12301252, 12301252, 12301252, 12301252, 12301252, 12301237Alkyl aryl ether linkage1
1178
1088
1054
917
911
795
669

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