Research Article

Optimization to Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Low Lipid Content Microalgae Spirulina sp. Using Response Surface Methodology

Table 6

The main FT-IR function group composition of biocrude from HTL of Spirulina sp.

Frequency range cm−1Frequency cm−1Assignment

550–450537S–S stretching
750–650617, 697, 745Secondary amid N–H wagging
915–650835, 903O–H bending
965–930962Oxime N–O stretching
1,060–1,0201,025S=O stretching
1,070–1,0501,064CH2 twisting
1,300–1,1001,151, 1,177C–O stretching
1,370–1,3301,365Aromatic nitro compound NO2 symmetric stretching
1,400–1,4501,448Azo compound N≡N stretching
1,540–1,5001,490Aromatic nitro compound NO2 asymmetric stretching
1,560–1,5301,535Secondary amide N–H bending, C–N stretching
1,615–1,5651,598Pyridine C–N stretching, C=C stretching
1,640–1,6801,662Primary and secondary amide C=O stretching
2,130–2,1002,102Aromatic isonitrile–N–C stretching
2,180–2,1102,186Aliphatic isonitile-N–C stretching
3,000–2,8002,846, 2,909C–H3 stretching
3,105–3,0003,019, 3,066, 3,051CH2 stretching
3,190–3,1703,179Primary amide NH2 symmetric stretching