sorbent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sorbent
Example Sentences
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They placed small, quarter-sized pieces of the sorbent in a humidity chamber at different humidity levels until each sample became fully saturated.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025
Once there’s lots of CO2 in the sorbent, they use a process that requires temperatures of hundreds and hundreds of degrees to turn it into CO2 that can be stored as a pressurized gas.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2021
The air passes over a special solid sorbent filter that traps the carbon dioxide.
From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2021
Climeworks also intends to derive savings from improvements to crucial materials, like the sorbent that catches the CO₂.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2019
“I han’t got time to attend to thy mopseys now, what with all this sorbent washing.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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