Table 2 Quantitative analysis of acquired compositional spectrum measured for one of the analyzed samples of pristine pollen grains and Fe-decorated sporopollenin.
Element | Series | Pristine (wt%) | Pristine (norm. wt%) | Pristine (norm. at.%) | Fe-decorated (wt%) | Fe-decorated (norm. wt%) | Fe-decorated (norm. at.%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Potassium | K-series | 3.58 | 6.91 | 2.77 | 0.10 | 0.27 | 0.11 |
Sulfur | K-series | 0.57 | 1.11 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 1.33 | 0.69 |
Oxygen | K-series | 33.20 | 64.03 | 62.72 | 12.39 | 34.39 | 35.87 |
Phosphorus | K-series | 1.629 | 3.14 | 1.59 | 1.96 | 5.44 | 2.93 |
Carbon | K-series | 12.87 | 24.81 | 32.38 | 13.48 | 37.44 | 52.01 |
Chlorine | K-series | – | – | – | 4.33 | 12.02 | 5.66 |
Iron | K-series | – | – | – | 3.28 | 9.11 | 2.72 |
Sum: | 51.86 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 36.02 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
