Table 3 Cross-sectional chemical composition of CW and PS determined using SEM–EDS
Analysis area | Composition (wt.%)a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Au | Hg | Ag | Cu | O | Cl | |
A | – | – | – | 100.0 | – | – |
B | – | – | – | 59.0 ± 0.3 | 22.8 ± 0.3 | 18.3 ± 0.2 |
C | 44.1 ± 0.2 | 6.5 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 48.3 ± 0.2 | – | – |
D | 76.4 ± 0.3 | 16.1 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 5.2 ± 0.1 | – | – |
E | 32.2 ± 0.2 | 3.0 ± 0.2 | – | 65.8 ± 0.1 | – | – |
F | 77.3 ± 0.3 | 12.3 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 8.2 ± 0.1 | – | – |