adsorb
/ədˈzɔːb
/ /ədˈsɔːb/verb [with object]
(Of a solid) hold (molecules of a gas or liquid or solute) as a thin film on the outside surface or on internal surfaces within the material: the dye is adsorbed on to the fibre...
- These species may be metal ions, surface defects, or adsorbed molecules or ions with one or more unpaired electrons.
- During this time the dissolved protein molecules are spontaneously adsorbed on the quartz surface.
- This procedure leaves for measurements only these molecules that are strongly adsorbed to the glass surface.
Derivatives
adsorbable
- As a result, our discharges of adsorbable organic halides have decreased more than 90 percent since 1990.
- Similar cost curves were generated for the removal of adsorbable organic compounds and dissolved inorganic species.
- A continuously operating analytical monitoring system using plasma emission detection for the measurement of adsorbable organic halogens in industrial waste water was developed.
adsorption
/ /ədˈsɔːpʃ(ə)n / noun ...- In addition, the surface atoms are capable of both adsorption and absorption of chemical compounds.
- A distinction can also be made between monolayer adsorption and multilayer adsorption.
- Acidic lipids enhance the adsorption of positive ions due to their negative charge.
adsorptive
- Soils high in organic matter or clay are more adsorptive than coarse sandy soils.
- The institution is performing general membrane research and has recently started working on ceramic membranes and chitosan-based adsorptive membrane systems.
- The use of adsorptive agents decreases the amount of the toxic agent available for absorption by the gastric mucosa.
Origin
Late 19th century: blend of ad- (expressing adherence) + absorb.