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adsorbent — I noun a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance • Syn: ↑adsorbent material • Derivationally related forms: ↑adsorb • Hypernyms: ↑sorbent, ↑sorbent material … Useful english dictionary
adsorbent — [ad sôr′bənt, adzôr′bənt] adj. that is capable of adsorbing n. a thing or substance that adsorbs * * * ad·sor·bent (ăd sôrʹbənt, zôrʹ ) adj. Capable of adsorption. n. An adsorptive material, such as activated charcoal. * * * … Universalium
sorbent material — noun a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption • Syn: ↑sorbent • Derivationally related forms: ↑sorb (for: ↑sorbent) • Hypernyms: ↑materi … Useful english dictionary
separation and purification — ▪ chemistry Introduction in chemistry, separation of a substance into its components and the removal of impurities. There are a large number of important applications in fields such as medicine and manufacturing. General principles… … Universalium
Thin layer chromatography — Separation of black ink on a TLC plate Acronym TLC Classification Chromatography Other techniques Related … Wikipedia
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Pressure swing adsorption — (PSA) is a technology used to separate some gas species from a mixture of gases under pressure according to the species molecular characteristics and affinity for an adsorbent material. It operates at near ambient temperatures and so differs from … Wikipedia
sorbent — noun a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption • Syn: ↑sorbent material • Derivationally related forms: ↑sorb • Hypernyms: ↑material, ↑stuff … Useful english dictionary
Nitrogen rejection unit — A nitrogen rejection unit (NRU) selectively removes nitrogen from a gas. The name can be applied any system that removes nitrogen from natural gas. For high flow rate applications, cryogenic processing is the norm[citation needed]. This is a… … Wikipedia
Environmental remediation — Generally, remediation means providing a remedy, so environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human… … Wikipedia
