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ABSORBATE [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Textile Industries
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
DEF

The gaseous substance absorbed.

OBS

While the term absorbate refers to a substance which has already been absorbed, the term absorptive is restricted to the substance which is capable of being absorbed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Industries du textile
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

[...] le Zyklon-B est un absorbat d'acide cyanhydrique [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química analítica
  • Industrias textiles
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
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Record 2 1999-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

Black Green Absorbent Foam ... It is a real absorbent. The general term absorption in fact applies to two separate physical phenomena: adsorption and absorption. Adsorption is defined as the tendency of molecules to adhere to the surface of a solid, while absorption is the taking up of matter (the absorbate) into the matrix of other matter (the absorbent).

OBS

Absorption: The process of gases or liquids being taken up into the pores of a fabric, yarn, or fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

En textile, c'est la substance absorbée par une fibre, fil ou étoffe.

OBS

Chromatographie : Processus d'analyse chimique par absorption sélective des constituants d'un mélange par une matière pulvérulente.

Spanish

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