sorption
/ˈsɔːpʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun] Chemistry
Absorption and adsorption considered as a single process.Other solutes interact with aquifer solids through physicochemical processes known as sorption....
- Amino acid compositional patterns also indicated preferential sorption of basic amino acids, with positively charged nitrogen side chains, to the negatively charged aluminosilicate clay minerals.
- Since both are nonlinear interrelated buffering systems, soil stability with regard to sorption and mobilization processes is liable to unpredictable, chaotic changes.
Origin
Early 20th century: back-formation from absorption and adsorption.