Research Article
Green Synthesis of Iron Nanoparticles: Application on the Removal of Petroleum Oil from Contaminated Water and Soils
Table 2
FTIR peaks for extract and nanoparticles.
| Extract | Nanoparticles | Peak name | cm−1 | | Peak name | cm−1 | |
| 1 | 3409.72 | Vibrations of the −OH groups of phenolic moiety | a | 3354.02 | Vibrations (inter o intramolecular) of −OH groups of the phenolic | 3 | 1594.46 | C=C ring stretching in polyphenols | b | 1634.98 | C=C alkene conjugate cis and benzene ring | 4 | 1405.43 | In-plane bending vibration of −OH in phenol | c | 1068.42 | ν sim. C–O ether forming ring or aryl ether | 5 | 1070.42 | ν sim. C–O ether forming ring or aryl ether | d | 630.23 | Fe–O bond in stretching mode (tension) |
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