Porous

Porous:

• Compost requires oxygen to decompose, so you need some kind of open, porous  container.
•  Having minute holes through which liquid or air may pass.
• able to absorb fluids; "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous"
• adjective permeable, absorbent, spongy, absorptive, penetrable,  The local limestone is extremely porous 

With the making of an entirely new porous aluminum, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd has enhanced the capacity of lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries and capacitors. This certainly appears good news for manufacturers and dealers of products which use Li-ion rechargeable batteries. Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd is a leading Japanese producer of items like cables, semiconductor equipments and the other alike things. The invention, which is a new porous aluminum, has been named as “Aluminum-Celmet”.

Permeable : Capable of being passed through or permeated, especially by liquids or gas. Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water"

Permeable Paving

Traditional urban construction has diverted rainwater into storm sewers and ultimately into streams, rivers and lakes. This diversion of rainwater has resulted in over-taxed sewer systems, as well as chemically and thermally polluted waters.

Benefits of Permeable Paving

• Reduces storm water load
• Eliminates thermal pollution of stream & rivers
• Naturally filters contaminants & replenishes the water table
• Enables rainwater to to be easily harvested
• Promotes healthy ecology

Impact on Trees

Porous pavements give urban trees the rooting space they need to grow to full size. A "structural-soil" pavement base combines structural aggregate with soil; a porous surface admits vital air and water to the rooting zone. This integrates healthy ecology and thriving cities, with the living tree canopy above, the city's traffic on the ground, and living tree roots below.

Absorbent :A substance that is capable of absorbing. a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance 

It can increase the survival rate of plants and vegetation by retenting water as the absorbent polymer in agriculture or garden

"Jinyue"SAP is a new type macro molecular material, which can absorb water of hundreds or even thousands times of its weight. It’s nontoxic, harmless and nonpolluting with super water absorbing ability and water preserving ability while absorbing water cannot be squeezed out in simply physical ways, and it can release and absorb water repeatedly. Used in agriculture and forestry, it can form a micro reservoir at plants’ root. Super Water-Absorbent polymer absorbs not only water, but also fertilizer, pesticide .It will release them gradually to enhance effect of fertilizer and pesticide. Super Water-Absorbent polymer is widely used in agriculture and forestry industry, municipal gardening, drought resisting and water preserving, and sand resisting and controlling aspects, and is playing an important role. Additionally, Super Water-Absorbent Colophony can also be used in medical, oil exploitation, construction material, transportation and many other fields.

 

Absorber(Noun) - (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

Absorbent(Adj.) - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"

Spongy - Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread". Llike a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed

Absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"

Penetrable - admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "a penetrable wall"; "penetrable defenses"

Imbibing - ( To drink.)The act of consuming liquids