elution

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But after several elution cycles the polymer is refreshed.

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(analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.

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noun

(analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.

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Core meanings and parts of speech for elution.

noun

(analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.

Example sentences

But after several elution cycles the polymer is refreshed.

The adsorbent loses efficiency after a couple elution cycles, but it is regenerated by an alki wash.

More recently: Ultra-highly efficient enrichment of uranium from seawater via studtite nanodots growth-elution cycle Nature, 2024.

There is no separate regeneration cycle if you use alkaline for the elution because the alkaline cycle is the regeneration.

> But after several elution cycles the polymer is refreshed.

Regardless, each elution cycle - that is cycles of putting the polymer out to sea, and harvesting the captured uranium - does decrease effectiveness.

> The adsorbent loses efficiency after a couple elution cycles, but it is regenerated by an alki wash.

Even if the adsorbent retains most of its efficacy after one elution cycle, it could be more efficient to refresh it to maximize the material collected per trip.

The process for here, I was reading, would involve concentration of the lithium with resin absorbers (to separate it from other alkali elements, I imagine), followed by elution into water, reverse osmosis, and only then evaporation.