Process industry

Industrial processes are procedures involving chemical, physical, electrical or mechanical steps to aid in the manufacturing of an item or items, usually carried out on a very large scale. Industrial processes are the key components of heavy industry.

These may be applied on their own, or as part of a larger process.

The availability of electricity and its effect on materials gave rise to several processes for plating or separating metals.

There are several physical processes for reshaping a material by cutting, folding, joining or polishing, developed on a large scale from workshop techniques.

The physical shaping of materials by forming their liquid form using a mould.

Many materials exist in an impure form, purification, or separation provides a usable product.

Early production of iron was from meteorites, or as a by-product of copper refining.

The nature of an organic molecule means it can be transformed at the molecular level to create a range of products.

Organized by product:

A list by process:

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