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- noun Plural form of
sorbent .
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Examples
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Flue gases are treated by adding reactants called sorbents and by filtering the particulate matter.
Waste-to-energy 2008
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If you inject sorbents into the furnace, the efficiency is much lower and the products will be caught in the ash system baghouse of ESP.
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The drawback to sorbents was that they were labor intensive and generated additional solid waste.
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The air extraction device, in which sorbents capture carbon dioxide molecules from free-flowing air and release those molecules as a pure stream of carbon dioxide for sequestration, has met a wide range of performance standards in the GRT research facility.
Greenhouse Solution: Sucking The CO2 Straight Out Of The Atmosphere | Impact Lab 2007
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Engelhard, which operates in four segments--material services and base metals, environmental technologies, pigments and performance additives and chemical catalysts and sorbents--said last week that its board had unanimously rejected a sweetened BASF offer as too low, and hatched a plan to raise shareholder returns on its own, including buying back up to 20% of its stock.
BASF's Hambrecht Urges Engelhard Shareholders To Accept Offer 2006
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Natronx intends to invest ~ $60 mln to construct a 450,000 ton per year facility to produce trona sorbents by the fourth quarter of 2012 .
unknown title 2011
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The sorbents are used by coal-fired utilities to remove pollutants, such as acid gases, in treatment processes.
unknown title 2011
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The sorbents, primarily sodium bicarbonate and trona, are used by coal-fired utilities to remove harmful pollutants, such as acid gases, in flue-gas treatment processes.
unknown title 2011
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"Porous materials have been discussed as promising sorbents for carbon dioxide capture."
USATODAY.com News 2011
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CHD 43.33 : Cos signed a definitive agreement to form a partnership to manufacture and market sodium-based, dry sorbents for air pollution control in electric utility and industrial boiler operations.
unknown title 2011
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