feedstock : Raw material supplied to a machine or processing plant from which other products can be made. For example, polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene are raw chemicals used to produce plastic tiles, mats, fenders, cushions, and traffic cones.
6 billion fund, derived primarily from feedstock taxes on industry, to implement a massive environmental cleanup program over a five-year period.
Physiochemical conversion involves the physical and chemical synthesis of products from feedstocks--for example, biodiesel from waste fats, oils, and grease.
Carbon tetrachloride: A solvent which is considered toxic and can cause cancer in humans. It is used primarily as a feedstock material for the production of other chemicals, including CFCs.
in recycling occurred in the 1970s, due to rises in energy costs (recycling aluminum uses only 5% of the energy required by virgin production; glass, paper and metals have less dramatic but very significant energy savings when recycled feedstock is ...
 See also: Water, Environmental, Waste, Environment, Organic
  
|
RSS
