sorption

in colloid chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05769
The process by which a substance (sorbate) is sorbed (adsorbed or absorbed) on or in another substance (sorbent).
See also:
absorption
,
adsorption
,
desorption
Sources:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 584 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2215 [Terms] [Paper]
See also:
PAC, 1993, 65, 819. (Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 854 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'sorption' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05769 RIS BibTex EndNote
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