Title: sorbent trap
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - sorbent trap
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10201
Status: current

Definition
Tube filled with porous sorbent typically used to extract analytes from the gas phase.

Note
The performance of a sorbent tube depends on the sorbent type, temperature, gas flow rate, and desorption time.

Related Term
- sorbent: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10163

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 517. 'Glossary of terms used in extraction (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 530 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0903)

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Citation: Citation: 'sorbent trap' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10201
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