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Material direction: Polyester resin, likely a terephthalate-based polyester such as poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) or poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
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.
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.
| Rank | Match % | Compound | SMILES | Spectrum No. | Action |
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| # | Wavenumber (cm⁻¹) | Absorbance | Assignment | Citation | Assignment status | |
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| 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 | - | - | - |
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