Research Article

Studies on Characterization of Corn Cob for Application in a Gasification Process for Energy Production

Table 7

Functional groups present in the structure of corn cob.

Frequency range (cm−1)GroupsClass of compounds

3303O–H stretchingAlcohol, phenols
2844C–H stretchingAlkanes
1589C=C bendingAromatic compounds
1029C–O stretchingAlcohol, phenols & esters
582C–H bendingAromatic compounds