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. 2014 Dec 29;8(1):96–116. doi: 10.3390/ma8010096

Table 5.

Surface composition and relative concentration of elements obtained by XPS analysis of the marine sponge skeleton, C.I. Natural Red 4, and selected hybrid materials.

Sample C N O K S Zn Si
Hippospongia communis 72.54 5.25 22.21
C.I. Natural Red 4 57.90 4.17 31.43 3.60 0.83 2.05
Sample 1 (25 mg/L, 30 min, pH = 3) 66.63 7.37 24.44 0.16 1.40
Sample 2 (50 mg/L, 30 min, pH = 3) 67.59 6.08 24.75 0.18 1.40
Sample 3 (75 mg/L, 30 min, pH = 3) 68.52 4.85 26.32 0.31