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)AssignmentBiodieselOilReference

1450–1455Vibrations of asymmetric flexion of the functional group -CH3PresentAbsent[51, 52]
1370–1400O-CH2 functional group present in glycerol (TG, DG, and MG)AbsentPresent[52]
1180–1200Vibration of asymmetric stretching of O-C-C bondsPresentAbsent[52, 53]
1050–1120Vibrations of asymmetric stretching of O-CH2-C bondsAbsentAbsent[52, 53]