Examples of sorbent in a Sentence
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Two different flavors of liquid sorbent DAC, each with strengths, weaknesses, and unknowns.
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Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The key to a successful sorbent (or molecule-collecting) material is high surface area, researchers reported.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: Direct air capture (DAC) companies suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, often using a solid sorbent or liquid solvent.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
This requires significant energy input and costly materials, such as solid sorbents or liquid solvents.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Once the sorbent has become fully saturated, these units are shut and then heated to release the CO2 again so it can be stored deep underground.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2024
The former comprises LiCl particles, which are great at absorbing water and work as a sorbent.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023
Summit pumps brine through columns tens of feet tall and several feet wide that are packed with the sorbent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
Once the adsorbent is loaded with lithium, the metal is washed off with warm water, leaving the sorbent to be reused and the water to be recycled.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
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Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The key to a successful sorbent (or molecule-collecting) material is high surface area, researchers reported.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: Direct air capture (DAC) companies suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, often using a solid sorbent or liquid solvent.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
This requires significant energy input and costly materials, such as solid sorbents or liquid solvents.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Once the sorbent has become fully saturated, these units are shut and then heated to release the CO2 again so it can be stored deep underground.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2024
The former comprises LiCl particles, which are great at absorbing water and work as a sorbent.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023
Summit pumps brine through columns tens of feet tall and several feet wide that are packed with the sorbent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
Once the adsorbent is loaded with lithium, the metal is washed off with warm water, leaving the sorbent to be reused and the water to be recycled.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Sorbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorbent. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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