Adsorption factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000287",
  "term": "Adsorption factor",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The fraction of a substance, out of everything available for adsorption, that is adsorbed at an interface between a condensed layer and an adjoining liquid or gas. Being dimensionless, it ranges from zero to one. The distribution coefficient Kd is a different quantity, the amount adsorbed on a unit mass of solid divided by the concentration left in solution, with units of volume per mass.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 836 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/adsorption-factor/"
}