Definition of Sorbent material

1. Noun. A material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption.

Exact synonyms: Sorbent
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Specialized synonyms: Absorbent, Absorbent Material, Adsorbent, Adsorbent Material
Derivative terms: Sorb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorbent Material

sorb-apples
sorb apple
sorb apple tree
sorb apples
sorbabilities
sorbability
sorbable
sorbaria
sorbarias
sorbate
sorbates
sorbed
sorbefacient
sorbefacients
sorbent
sorbent material (current term)
sorbents
sorbet
sorbetlike
sorbets
sorbic
sorbic acid
sorbile
sorbin
sorbing
sorbinil
sorbinose
sorbitan
sorbitans
sorbite

Literary usage of Sorbent material

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Workshop on Long-lived Radionuclide Chemistry in Nuclear by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (1998)
"Data obtained with this equipment was used in the selection of the sorbent material for the pilot-scale Caesium Removal Demonstration ..."

2. Groundwater Contamination: DOD Uses and Develops a Range of Remediation by Anu K. Mittal (2005)
"Adsorption (mass transfer) technologies involve passing contaminated water through a sorbent material—such as activated carbon—that will capture the ..."

3. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"The furnace sorbent injection process sprays a calcium- based sorbent material, such as limestone or calcium hydroxide, into the furnace. ..."

4. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for ...edited by Peter M. Eller edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"... (spiking) of the sorbent material (solid sorbent, filter or solution) with a suitable solvent containing dissolved quantities of analyte representative ..."

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