sorbent material


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Noun1.sorbent material - a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
absorbent, absorbent material - a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
adsorbent, adsorbent material - a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
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Additionally, the fiber sorbent manufacture process itself is a challenging one, since it involves sonication, high-shear mixing, and heating the polymer and sorbent material in a solution containing strong solvents and water.
Efficiency of a sorbent material for the removal of dyes of varying chemistry, i.e.
FTIR spectra reflect suitability of sorbent material for removal of Cd2+ due to presence of abundant -OH groups on sorbent surface, which may develop strong binding with sorbate.
The heavyweight universal sorbent material absorbs excess moisture, oil, grease, condensation, and spills.
The sorbent material was mixed with 100 mL of artificially contaminated water, containing 10.9, 16.5, 80.6, 346.4, 2732.5, and 5286 [micro]g/L of arsenic at pH 7.
After that, the treated sorbent material was dried at 110[degrees]C and stored in airtight zipper bags at -4[degrees]C before further use.
Therefore, it may be of value to design a chemically selective sorbent material (amidoxime-hydroxamic acid as in this study), capable of selectively sequestering the lanthanides from waste streams, ground water, and drinking water, without the need for any additional solvents or treatment processes.
Therefore, to combat environmental pollution resulting from oil spill, there is a need to deepen research in the area of analyzing and developing an effective natural organic sorbent material for oil spill remediation.
While chitosan is often used as a biopesticide, Ongo said its industrial use as a sorbent material for removing oil in water is gaining ground in the scientific community.
Sorbent material specialist, OIL-DRI, reports it has launched a new 100% recycled absorbent floor granule product designed for oil spills.