Research Article
Physical and Chemical Properties of Biodiesel Obtained from Amazon Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) Biomass Oil
Table 3
Differences between produced biodiesel and oil according to analyzed regions of the infrared spectrum.
| Absorbance band (cm−1) | Assignment | Biodiesel | Oil | Reference |
| 1450–1455 | Vibrations of asymmetric flexion of the functional group -CH3 | Present | Absent | [51, 52] | 1370–1400 | O-CH2 functional group present in glycerol (TG, DG, and MG) | Absent | Present | [52] | 1180–1200 | Vibration of asymmetric stretching of O-C-C bonds | Present | Absent | [52, 53] | 1050–1120 | Vibrations of asymmetric stretching of O-CH2-C bonds | Absent | Absent | [52, 53] |
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