Study of Micro-Samples from the Open-Air Rock Art Site of Cueva de la Vieja (Alpera, Albacete, Spain) for Assessing the Performance of a Desalination Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Result and Discussion
2.1. Sample Analysis Prior to Cleaning Treatment
2.2. Samples Analysis after the Cleaning Treatment
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Methods
3.2.1. Micro-Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (Micro-EDXRF)
3.2.2. Micro-Raman Spectroscopy
3.2.3. X-ray Diffraction
3.2.4. Chemometrics
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Costantini, I.; Aramendia, J.; Prieto-Taboada, N.; Arana, G.; Madariaga, J.M.; Ruiz, J.F. Study of Micro-Samples from the Open-Air Rock Art Site of Cueva de la Vieja (Alpera, Albacete, Spain) for Assessing the Performance of a Desalination Treatment. Molecules 2023, 28, 5854. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28155854
Costantini I, Aramendia J, Prieto-Taboada N, Arana G, Madariaga JM, Ruiz JF. Study of Micro-Samples from the Open-Air Rock Art Site of Cueva de la Vieja (Alpera, Albacete, Spain) for Assessing the Performance of a Desalination Treatment. Molecules. 2023; 28(15):5854. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28155854
Chicago/Turabian StyleCostantini, Ilaria, Julene Aramendia, Nagore Prieto-Taboada, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga, and Juan Francisco Ruiz. 2023. "Study of Micro-Samples from the Open-Air Rock Art Site of Cueva de la Vieja (Alpera, Albacete, Spain) for Assessing the Performance of a Desalination Treatment" Molecules 28, no. 15: 5854. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28155854