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Industrial by-product

A secondary material produced alongside a primary industrial product rather than as the main output.

Definition

A secondary material produced alongside a primary industrial product rather than as the main output. Follow the related lesson to see how this term changes a system boundary or decision.

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Biomass, wastes and secondary carbon

A resource taxonomy broad enough for agriculture, forests, organic wastes, plastics, industrial by-products and mineral or alkaline streams.

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REFERENCES

References & further reading

U.S. Department of Energy (2024). 2023 Billion-Ton Report: An Assessment of U.S. Renewable Carbon Resources.https://doi.org/10.23720/BT2023/2316165 ↗