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What is a sorbent?

What is a sorbent? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (sciences) A substance that can enable sorption.
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The latest addition of equipment will include 500 metres of containment boom, 200 metres of sorbent boom, 1,000 sorbent pads and 3,000 litres of oil dispersant.
Exhaust gases flow through the CO 2 sorbent bed before being released into the atmosphere.
This technique quickly removes water and nontarget compounds with magnesium sulfate and a primary-secondary amine sorbent.
Nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide were chemically assayed as nitrite from sorbent tubes by using spectrophotometry.
One big cost, at least for some designs, is the sorbent material, which cannot be recycled indefinitely.
The high surface area of the silicon dioxide makes it a natural sorbent for capturing more carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide.

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