adsorbent
noun
ad·sor·bent
ad-ˈsȯr-bənt 
-ˈzȯr-
: a usually solid substance that adsorbs another substance
adsorbent
adjective
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Most companies today use a variation of the aluminum adsorbents first invented 60 years ago.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
The company uses tiny beads that look just like adsorbent beads but behave entirely differently, says CEO David Snydacker.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
That’s just too little for today’s adsorbents to nab, says Alex Wylie, president and CEO of Calgary startup Volt Lithium.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
That’s what helps make hair adsorbent — meaning oils stick to its surface.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
Other methods include stone rollers like our picks from Revlon and EcoTools, both made from natural volcanic rock with minerals like silica, which is a natural adsorbent.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
Made in Turkey, this towel is equally lightweight and adsorbent.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
Take some regular old acrylic knitting yarn, modify it with a special kind of adsorbent chemical, and wave it around in the ocean.
—Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 18 June 2018
The tricky part is the second step: finding an affordable adsorbent material that will attract uranium in a marine environment and then relinquish it so that it can be processed into nuclear fuel.
—Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 18 June 2018
IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
The company uses tiny beads that look just like adsorbent beads but behave entirely differently, says CEO David Snydacker.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
That’s just too little for today’s adsorbents to nab, says Alex Wylie, president and CEO of Calgary startup Volt Lithium.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
That’s what helps make hair adsorbent — meaning oils stick to its surface.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
Other methods include stone rollers like our picks from Revlon and EcoTools, both made from natural volcanic rock with minerals like silica, which is a natural adsorbent.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
Made in Turkey, this towel is equally lightweight and adsorbent.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
Take some regular old acrylic knitting yarn, modify it with a special kind of adsorbent chemical, and wave it around in the ocean.
—Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 18 June 2018
The tricky part is the second step: finding an affordable adsorbent material that will attract uranium in a marine environment and then relinquish it so that it can be processed into nuclear fuel.
—Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 18 June 2018
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