adsorbent
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"From now on, we will aim to improve the liquid moisture adsorbent and increase the efficiency of the entire system in order to make it practical."
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024
However, these materials simply allow separation of the dye from the water -- the dye still exists and is simply attached to the adsorbent materials within the wastewater.
From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023
Zeolite is naturally adsorbent, meaning it can collect other substances on its surface.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
EnergySource technology relies on an adsorbent that separates lithium from impurities in brine.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022
This adsorbent has been found quite as effective as the fuller's earth and it is possible to recover the vitamine from the carbon with treatment by acid.
From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.
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