Research Article

Chemical Functionalization and Characterization of Cellulose Extracted from Wheat Straw Using Acid Hydrolysis Methodologies

Table 2

The peak wavenumber and the corresponding bonds of cellulose [14].

Peak wavenumber (cm−1)BondsModifiedNonmodified

4000–2995OH-stretchingObservedObserved
2883C–H symmetrical stretchingObservedObserved
1735
1384–1346
HemicelluloseNot observedNot observed
1640–1623C=O, H–O–CH2, and H–O–H bending of absorbed waterObservedObserved (nitric)
Not observed (sulfuric)
1600
1515
1426
Lignin aromatic Skeleton vibrationNot observedNot observed
1423H–C–H and O–H bending vibrationObservedObserved
1314CH2 rocking vibration at C6ObservedObserved
1046–994C–C, C–OH, and C–H ring and side group vibrationsObservedObserved
1205–895COC, CCO, and CCH deformation and stretchingObservedObserved
662C–OH out-of-plane bendingObservedObserved