Sorption vs adsorption: the words they are a-changin', not the phenomena

Olivier Pourret; Jean-Claude Bollinger; Andrew Hursthouse; Eric D. van Hullebusch

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156545

Sorption vs adsorption: the words they are a-changin', not the phenomena

Olivier Pourret^*
, Jean-Claude Bollinger
, Andrew Hursthouse
, Eric D. van Hullebusch

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this discussion, we highlight that the terms sorption and adsorption are often confused and misused in many articles. Even if one thought their formal definition is well known, this does not appear to be the case. We recommend encouragement to adopt the word adsorption only when fully supported by appropriate data and using the sorption terminology when it is more speculative, typically in complex solid/fluid natural systems.

Original language	English
Article number	156545
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	838
Issue number	Part 3
Early online date	6 Jun 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156545
Publication status	Published - 10 Sept 2022

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

sorption
adsorption
absorption
biosorption

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