adsorption
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- noun
- /ædˈsɔrpʃən/
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adsorción
- Nevertheless, plasma protein adsorption on the material surface is the first incident when a material contacts blood.
- continuous adsorption
- carbon adsorption
- adsorption process
Examples
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The adsorption technique was adapted from the passive adsorption method for attaching antibodies to microspheres.
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Meanwhile, bacterial adhesion, cellular adhesion including platelet adhesion/activation, consequent blood coagulation, and protein adsorption are all significantly affected by wettability.
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Temperature rise is directly related to available adsorption space in the test carbon sample.
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To improve virus-ameba contact, the adsorption step was performed while rotating for 60 minutes.
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Because the water adsorption of fiber is negligible, the optimum water content is reduced.
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Concentration of TOC in the wastewater was generally reduced after the soil adsorption treatment.
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In the third process step, pressure-swing adsorption, carbon dioxide and other impurities are removed, and the pure hydrogen is captured.
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The authors also documented the adsorption of LT4 with wheat bran under in vitro conditions.
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The pH, electrical conductivity, and sodium adsorption ratio of irrigation water were 7.45, 0.310 dS m-1, and 0.46, respectively.
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The process of adsorption occurs when dye molecules gather on the surface of activated carbon.
Synonyms
Small amounts of gas or liquid stick to a solid surface and form a thin layer
A process where a material takes in or holds another substance
An attachment of a substance to a surface by a strong chemical bond that is hard to reverse
Antonyms
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A substance leaves a surface where it was stuck and becomes gas or liquid
How Effective
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138
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3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adsorption comes from the Latin parts ad- ('to' or 'on') and sorbere ('to suck'), so it literally means 'sucking onto' a surface. Think of tiny particles 'sticking' to the outside of a solid rather than going inside like absorb, which is why adsorption means a gathering on a surface.