“…The absorption peak at 3640 cm –1 corresponds to the O–H bond, indicating the presence of water molecules on the nanoparticle surface. , The peaks at 1409, 1064, and 870 cm –1 were assigned to the C–O bond, indicating calcium oxide nanoparticles’ carbonation. , As reported, the absence of intense absorption in the near region to 1450 cm –1 indicates that CaCO 3 was no longer present as it was already converted to CaO. , On the other hand, Figure B exhibits the crystalline structure of the nanoparticles. The XRD pattern CaO showed different diffraction peaks in the 10–80° range, which coincides with those reported by other authors. ,,,, The cubic structure of calcium oxide was related to the reflections at 32, 37, 54, 64, and 67°, which coincide with planes (111), (200), (220), (311), and (222), respectively. ,,,, Besides, the peak that appears at 79° is assigned to the plane (400) of the lime phase. The XRD pattern of CaO suggested that CaCO 3 in the raw clamshell was wholly transformed to calcium oxide during the synthesis process.…”