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Polyester resin

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Result No.: 20260511135705612459655 Owner: Admin Comments: 0
FTIR Analysis Report Moderate confidence

Polyester resin

Material direction: Polyester resin, likely a terephthalate-based polyester such as poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) or poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)

Sample & Measurement Parameters

Report No. 20260511135705612459655
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Spectral Range (cm⁻¹) N/A
Baseline AsLS baseline correction
Library match 79%

Identification Result

79%

The sample is identified as a polyester resin, consistent with a terephthalate-based polyester, based on a strong library match to commercial polyester resin (similarity 0.766) and corroborating spectral features indicative of an aromatic polyester backbone FTIR In-Depth Interpretation was not selected for this task, so this section shows the library-search result only and no deep AI interpretation was run.

Detailed interpretation

  • Top library match: Polyester resin #156522
  • Low‑wavenumber bands at 452, 529, and 665 cm-1 are not characteristic of the polyester backbone; literature attributes these to metal‑oxygen [5] and silicon‑oxygen [9] vibrations, indicating the possible presence of inorganic fillers or additives.
  • A phosphate assignment at 1011 cm-1 obtained from the literature [2] is not typical for a polyester resin and may reflect an impurity or additive rather than a structural polymer feature.
  • The library match is of moderate confidence (0.748) and the exact polyester composition (e.g., whether the diol is ethylene glycol or 1,4‑butanediol, or whether the acid is terephthalic acid alone or mixed with isophthalic acid) cannot be reliably distinguished from infrared data alone.
  • Low‑frequency peaks at 452, 529, 665, and 1011 cm-1 remain unassigned to a specific polyester component and may indicate minor inorganic or organic additives whose identity could not be confirmed from the available evidence.

Recommended next steps: Confirm the polymer composition by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine melting point and crystallinity, which can distinguish PET from PBT. Perform thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to quantify the inorganic filler content and identify the nature of any low‑wavenumber absorptions. If further specificity is required, complementary techniques such as NMR or pyrolysis‑GC/MS can provide detailed information on the diol and diacid monomers.

Library Comparison

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Library Search Results — Top 15 Candidates

Rank Match % Compound SMILES Spectrum No. Action
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Peak Analysis

★ = Literature-supported assignment
# Wavenumber (cm⁻¹) Absorbance Assignment Citation Assignment status
1 · 1711 1.00 - - -
2 · 1011 0.32 - - -
3 · 723 0.30 - - -
4 · 1264 0.28 - - -
5 · 1097 0.20 - - -
6 · 452 0.15 - - -
7 · 869 0.13 - - -
8 · 1448 0.10 - - -
9 · 1168 0.09 - - -
10 · 665 0.06 - - -
11 · 529 0.05 - - -
12 · 2957 0.04 - - -

Appendix — Raw Spectrum

Raw sample spectrum
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