adsorbent

[ad-sorb´ent]

1. pertaining to or characterized by adsorption.

2. a substance that attracts other materials or particles to its surface.

gastrointestinal adsorbent a substance, usually a powder, taken to adsorb gases, toxins, and bacteria in the stomach and intestines. Examples include activated charcoal and kaolin.

ad·sorb·ent

(ad-sōr'bĕnt),

1. A substance that adsorbs, that is, a solid substance endowed with the property of attaching other substances to its surface without any covalent bonding, for example, activated charcoal.

2. An antigen or antibody used in immune adsorption.

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ad·sorb·ent

(ad-sōr'bĕnt)

1. A solid substance with the property of attaching other substances to its surface without covalent bonding.

2. An antigen or antibody used in immune adsorption.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ad·sorb·ent

(ad-sōr'bĕnt)

1. Substance that adsorbs, i.e., a solid substance endowed with the property of attaching other substances to its surface without any covalent bonding, e.g., activated charcoal.

2. An antigen or antibody used in immune adsorption.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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Veses, Applications of Brazilian pine-fruit shell in natural and carbonized forms as Adsorbents to removal of methylene from aqueous solutions-Kinetic And equilibrium study, J.Hazard.Mater., 164, 1213 (2009).

Characterization of the Corallina Elongata Alga and Study of its Biosorption Properties for Methylene Blue

Effect of different parameters such as contact time, shaking speed, adsorbent dose, temperature, pH were studied.

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The natural adsorbents were used without any modification (chemical or physical) in order to keep the process cost low.

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Adsorbents Isotherms constants RK CYMK CHMK Langmuir [q.sub.max] (mg/g) 6.94 4.61 6.56 [K.sub.L] 0.0046 0.0127 0.0112 ([L.mg.sup.-1]) [R.sub.L] 0.5788 0.3284 0.3581 [R.sup.2] 0.8242 0.8200 0.8342 Freundlich [K.sub.F] 0.0414 0.0126 0.0124 n 1.1443 0.8614 0.8172 [R.sup.2] 0.9867 0.9418 0.9643 Temkin B 1.43 1.5385 2.1054 A (L/g) 0.053 0.058 0.054 b (J/mol) 174.42 162.12 118.47 [R.sup.2] 0.9635 0.9786 0.9593 Table 3.

p-Nitrophenol Removal from Aqueous Solution Using Raw and Modified Kaolinite

The adsorbents were stored in glass bottles for further use without any pretreatment.

Study on Adsorption of Cu and Ba from Aqueous Solutions Using Nanoparticles of Origanum (OR) and Lavandula (LV)

A number of regenerations of the adsorbent are made, and thus regenerated adsorbents are used for the removal of lead.

Removal of Lead from Water Using Calcium Alginate Beads Doped with Hydrazine Sulphate-Activated Red Mud as Adsorbent

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Optimization of Preparation Conditions of Novel Adsorbent from Sugar Scum Using Response Surface Methodology for Removal of Methylene Blue

Also, these new MOFs advantageously serve as good adsorbents at lower temperatures.

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