“…The FTIR peaks of neat CMC film are seen at 2,900 to 3,700 cm −1 (stretching vibrations of –OH groups as well as intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds), 2,826.71 and 1,635.69 cm −1 (stretching vibrations of C–H and carboxylic groups), 1,472.83 and 1,322.72 cm −1 (–CH 2 scissoring and –OH bending vibrations), and 1,000 to 1,200 cm −1 (–C–O– stretching vibration on polysaccharide skeleton) (Khezrian & Shahbazi, 2018). In the FTIR of FG, the following peaks were recorded: 3,000 to 3,500 cm −1 (stretching vibration of –OH groups), 2,945 cm −1 (asymmetrical stretching vibration of –CH 2 ‐functional groups), 2,877 cm −1 (symmetrical stretching vibration of –CH 2 ‐functional groups), 1,620.56 cm −1 (asymmetrical stretching of carboxylate groups and –OH bending intramolecular vibrations), 1,395.32 cm −1 (bending vibration of –CH 3 ), 1,024.68 cm −1 (stretching vibrations of C‐O and C–C), and 700 to 1,000 cm −1 (stretching vibration of C–H) (Raeisi, Ojagh, Quek, Pourashouri, & Salaün, 2019; Rezaei, Nasirpour, & Tavanai, 2016). In the FTIR of FG‐CMC, the identified peak band around 3,000 to 3,500 cm −1 broadened and shifted to lower wavelength probably due to the hydrogen bonding formation between –OH groups of CMC and carboxylate groups of FG.…”