desorption
Britishnoun
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Water-adsorption polymers have been playing a key part in atmospheric water harvesting and desiccant air conditioning, but desorption so that the polymers can be efficiently reused has been an issue.
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Schmidt: "Such defects occur during the desorption of hydrogen and cause electronic interface states with fluctuating energy. These fluctuations transport the electronic excitations from the tetracene into the silicon like a lift."
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In addition, the team adopted a prototype with desorption and condensation chambers, configured in parallel.
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The testing revealed the Leeds product had a lower level of desorption -- the opposite of adsorption -- which is how much lubricant was lost from the surface of the synthetic tongue.
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The study includes a lifecycle analysis that shows the process is scalable and promises to be more energy-efficient and cost-effective than traditional soil remediation practices like soil washing or thermal desorption.
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