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What does desorb mean?

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Verb
  1. (of a substance) To remove (or be removed) from a surface onto which it was adsorbed or through which it was absorbed
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Surfactant enhanced remediation involves the use of surfactant formulations to selectively desorb and dissolve target contaminates from the solid to liquid phase.
This was followed by plasma desorption in the 1970s, which uses high energy ions to desorb and ionise molecules.
The classic insole desorb in totality after 15 hours approximately.
The majority of the gas is adsorbed in the coal matrix and, in order to get that gas to desorb, the pressure must be reduced.
Pressure reduction allows the gas to desorb and flow to the well bore.
Surfactants enhance bioremediation involves the use of surfactants to desorb the contamination and significantly improve the bio-availability of many recalcitrant compounds.

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