“…The main Raman lines of ASA peaked at 557, 646–754, 787, 1045, 1157, 1192, 1260–1301, 1435, 1608, 1631, 1753, 2945, and 3076 cm −1 . They were assigned to the following vibrational modes: CO 2 rocking vibration + bending vibrations for CO 2 , torsion benzene ring, C-H out-of-plane bending, benzene breathing, C-C stretching + C–H in-plane bending in benzene, C–H in-plane bending in benzene, C-C stretching + C–H in-plane bending in benzene, O–H in-plan bending, C-C stretching in benzene ring, C=C stretching in benzene ring, C=O stretching, CH 3 asymmetrical stretching, and CH 3 symmetrical stretching, respectively [ 24 , 43 ]. According to Figure 6 b, the following changes were observed when ASA interacted with NaOH: (1) a downshift of the Raman lines from 557 cm −1 to 553 cm −1 ; (2) a change of the ratio between the intensities of Raman lines peaked at 1608 cm −1 and 557 cm −1 (I 1608 /I 557 ) or 2945 cm −1 (I 1608 /I 2945 ) from 7.5 and 5.9 to 4.62 and 2.97, respectively; and (3) an upshift of the Raman line from 3076 cm −1 to 3081 cm −1 .…”