industrial byproduct
Manufacturing's leftover material
An industrial byproduct is a secondary product generated during manufacturing processes, distinct from the primary intended output.
Slag from steelmaking, sawdust from lumber mills, and glycerin from soap production are all industrial byproducts.
Some have commercial value and get sold; others become waste requiring disposal.
The company found a market for what had been an industrial byproduct.
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- residueMatter left behind
toxic sludge · sludge · emissions · carbon footprint · runoff · scrap · scrap metal · tailings · ash · fly ash · fumes · smokestacks · smoke stack · chemical · heavy metals · pollution · factory · refinery
industrial byproductraw material
Unprocessed production input
natural resource · natural product · organic material · organic matter · nature's bounty
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