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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adsorbent, adsorbent materialadjective

    a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance

  2. adsorbent, adsorptive, surface-assimilativeadjective

    having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

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  1. adsorbentnoun

    The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.

  2. adsorbentadjective

    Tending to adsorb.

Wikipedia

  1. Adsorbent

    Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or dissolved solid to a surface. This process creates a film of the adsorbate (solute )* on the surface of the adsorbent(solvent). This process differs from absorption, in which a fluid (the absorbate) is dissolved by or permeates a liquid or solid (the absorbent). Adsorption is a surface phenomenon and does not penetrate through the surface to the bulk of the adsorbent , while absorption involves the whole volume of the material, although adsorption does often precede absorption. The term sorption encompasses both processes, while desorption is the reverse of it. Like surface tension, adsorption is a consequence of surface energy. In a bulk material, all the bonding requirements (be they ionic, covalent or metallic) of the constituent atoms of the material are fulfilled by other atoms in the material. However, atoms on the surface of the adsorbent are not wholly surrounded by other adsorbent atoms and therefore can attract adsorbates. The exact nature of the bonding depends on the details of the species involved, but the adsorption process is generally classified as physisorption (characteristic of weak van der Waals forces) or chemisorption (characteristic of covalent bonding). It may also occur due to electrostatic attraction.Adsorption is present in many natural, physical, biological and chemical systems and is widely used in industrial applications such as heterogeneous catalysts, activated charcoal, capturing and using waste heat to provide cold water for air conditioning and other process requirements (adsorption chillers), synthetic resins, increasing storage capacity of carbide-derived carbons and water purification. Adsorption, ion exchange and chromatography are sorption processes in which certain adsorbates are selectively transferred from the fluid phase to the surface of insoluble, rigid particles suspended in a vessel or packed in a column. Pharmaceutical industry applications, which use adsorption as a means to prolong neurological exposure to specific drugs or parts thereof, are lesser known. The word "adsorption" was coined in 1881 by German physicist Heinrich Kayser (1853–1940).

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  1. adsorbent

    An adsorbent is a substance that is capable of adsorbing other substances - that is, attracting and holding particles of other substances on its surface. This process creates a film of the adsorbate (the molecules or atoms being accumulated) on the surface of the adsorbent. Examples of adsorbents include activated charcoal, silica gel, and certain types of clay. This property is used in a wide variety of applications, including air and water purification, odor elimination, and in scientific research.

  2. adsorbent

    An adsorbent is a solid substance or material that has the ability to bind molecules of gases, liquids, or dissolved substances to its surface. This occurs through a process called adsorption, which is distinct from absorption because it involves the accumulation of substances only at the surface, not throughout the entire material. Adsorbents are used in a variety of applications, including air purification, water treatment, and industrial processes.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of adsorbent in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of adsorbent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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