chemical processing
Substance conversion methods
Chemical processing is the transformation of raw materials through chemical reactions, separation, or purification into different substances.
The term covers industrial operations from oil refining to pharmaceutical manufacturing: The plant handles chemical processing of petroleum into plastics.
In photography, chemical processing develops exposed film into visible images.
- stirMix by circling
- tankLarge storage vessel
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
esterification · crystallization · manufacturing · supply chain · quality control · hydrolysis · distillation · combustion · titration · tube · lab coat · safety goggles · clean room · pilot plant · industrial scale · mass spectrometry · construction · pharmaceuticals
- blue-collar jobsfactory work, factory worker, factory workers, construction, farm hand
- Industrial Revolutionsteam engine, railroad, factory, coal, iron
- water usesdrinking, bathing, showering, laundry, washing
- Manufacturing Processeswelding, machining, casting, forging, stamping
- Potash Miningpotassium chloride, underground mining, mine shafts, flotation, salt beds
chemical processingmachining
Subtractive metalworking process
assembly · mechanical engineering · cutting · grinding · stamping
chemical processingraw materials
Unprocessed production inputs
natural state · untreated · unrefined · organic farming · natural processes
chemical processingnatural processes
Unengineered occurrences in nature
fermentation · biodegradation · natural aging · composting · natural decay