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Definitions for adsorbate
ædˈsɔr beɪt, -bɪt, -ˈzɔr-ad·sor·bate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adsorbateadjective

    a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed

  2. adsorbable, adsorbateadjective

    capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid

Wiktionary

  1. adsorbatenoun

    a substance which has been adsorbed

  2. Etymology: From adsorb.

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  1. adsorbate

    Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or dissolved solid to a surface. This process creates a film of the adsorbate (solute )* on the surface of the adsorbent(solvent). This process differs from absorption, in which a fluid (the absorbate) is dissolved by or permeates a liquid or solid (the absorbent). Adsorption is a surface phenomenon and does not penetrate through the surface to the bulk of the adsorbent , while absorption involves the whole volume of the material, although adsorption does often precede absorption. The term sorption encompasses both processes, while desorption is the reverse of it. Like surface tension, adsorption is a consequence of surface energy. In a bulk material, all the bonding requirements (be they ionic, covalent or metallic) of the constituent atoms of the material are fulfilled by other atoms in the material. However, atoms on the surface of the adsorbent are not wholly surrounded by other adsorbent atoms and therefore can attract adsorbates. The exact nature of the bonding depends on the details of the species involved, but the adsorption process is generally classified as physisorption (characteristic of weak van der Waals forces) or chemisorption (characteristic of covalent bonding). It may also occur due to electrostatic attraction.Adsorption is present in many natural, physical, biological and chemical systems and is widely used in industrial applications such as heterogeneous catalysts, activated charcoal, capturing and using waste heat to provide cold water for air conditioning and other process requirements (adsorption chillers), synthetic resins, increasing storage capacity of carbide-derived carbons and water purification. Adsorption, ion exchange and chromatography are sorption processes in which certain adsorbates are selectively transferred from the fluid phase to the surface of insoluble, rigid particles suspended in a vessel or packed in a column. Pharmaceutical industry applications, which use adsorption as a means to prolong neurological exposure to specific drugs or parts thereof, are lesser known. The word "adsorption" was coined in 1881 by German physicist Heinrich Kayser (1853–1940).

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  1. adsorbate

    An adsorbate is a substance that is adhered or bound to the surface of another substance known as an adsorbent. This process is carried out through adsorption, where atoms, ions or molecules from a substance binds to the surface of adsorbent. It could be in solid, liquid or gaseous phase.

  2. adsorbate

    An adsorbate is a substance that accumulates on the surface of an adsorbent, usually a solid material. This process of accumulation is known as adsorption. The adsorbate can be a solid, liquid or gaseous substance. The interaction between the adsorbate and the adsorbent may be physical or chemical in nature.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of adsorbate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of adsorbate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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