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  2. Permeability (materials science) - Wikipedia

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    This may also be called the intrinsic permeability or specific permeability. These terms refer to the quality that the permeability value in question is an intensive property of the medium, not a spatial average of a heterogeneous block of material equation 2.28 [clarification needed] [further explanation needed]; and that it is a function of ...

  3. Permeation - Wikipedia

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    In physics and engineering, permeation (also called imbuing) is the penetration of a permeate (a fluid such as a liquid, gas, or vapor) through a solid.It is directly related to the concentration gradient of the permeate, a material's intrinsic permeability, and the materials' mass diffusivity. [1]

  4. Membrane gas separation - Wikipedia

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    Permeability is the ability of the membrane to allow the permeating gas to diffuse through the material of the membrane as a consequence of the pressure difference over the membrane, and can be measured in terms of the permeate flow rate, membrane thickness and area and the pressure difference across the membrane.

  5. Carbon-based life - Wikipedia

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    Carbon-based photosynthesis life caused a rise in oxygen on Earth. This increase of oxygen helped plate tectonics form the first continents. [10] It is frequently assumed in astrobiology that if life exists elsewhere in the Universe, it will also be carbon-based. [11] [12] Critics, like Carl Sagan in 1973, refer to this assumption as carbon ...

  6. Permeability of soils - Wikipedia

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    The coefficient of permeability varies with the void ratio as e/sup>/(1+e). For a given soil, the greater the void ratio, the higher the value of the coefficient of permeability. Here 'e' is the void ratio. Based on other concepts it has been established that the permeability of a soil varies as e 2 or e 3 /(1+e). Whatever may be the exact ...

  7. Cellophane - Wikipedia

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    The original production process uses carbon disulfide (CS 2), which has been found to be highly toxic to workers. [2] The newer lyocell process can be used to produce cellulose film without involving carbon disulfide. [3] "Cellophane" is a generic term in some countries, [4] while in other countries it is a registered trademark.

  8. Permeable reactive barrier - Wikipedia

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    A permeable reactive barrier (PRB), also referred to as a permeable reactive treatment zone (PRTZ), is a developing technology that has been recognized as being a cost-effective technology for in situ (at the site) groundwater remediation. PRBs are barriers which allow some—but not all—materials to pass through.

  9. Carbon - Wikipedia

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    Carbon-based compounds form the basis of all known life on Earth, and the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle provides a small portion of the energy produced by the Sun, and most of the energy in larger stars (e.g. Sirius). Although it forms an extraordinary variety of compounds, most forms of carbon are comparatively unreactive under normal conditions.