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sorbent, n. (a.) Physical Chem.|ˈsɔːbənt|
[f. sorb v., after absorbent.]
A material having the property of collecting molecules of a substance by sorption; that which sorbs. Also (and orig.) as adj., having this property.
1909J. W. McBain in Phil. Mag. XVIII. 918 My results show that it [sc. a specimen of carbon] is highly sorbent towards hydrogen. 1922Chem. Abstr. XVI. 3017 The sorption isotherms were det[ermine]d..with animal charcoal as the sorbent. 1954Trans. Faraday Soc. L. 981 Montmorillonite has already found various large scale uses as a sorbent. 1973Nature 12 Jan. 92/2 The use of a zirconium oxide sorbent may be an economically realistic method of recovering boron from the sea. 1975Petroleum Rev. XXIX. 239/1 In addition CGA maintains equipment to generate foam having a high sorbent capacity. |