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• Polypropylene
  ...not melt in the dishwasher, and do not melt during industrial hot filling processes. For this reason, most plastic tubs for dairy products are polypropylene se
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• Micro-encapsulation
  ...t the information below may not be correct, as the current definitions and processes in this article can allow most powders mixed with other liquids to be consi ...ocess, widely used in the [[pharmaceutical]] industry, is among the oldest industrial procedures for forming small, coated particles or tablets. The particles ar
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...iccant bed is re-heated in a process heater and sent back through the same processes in a closed loop. Typically residual moisture levels in the resin must be l ...in most cases. [[Cold drawing|Fiber drawing]] is among the few industrial processes that produce a nearly single-crystal product.
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• Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions
  ...of Polyelectrolyte Characteristics during Postpolymerization Modification Processes | journal = Macromolecules | year = 2007 | volume = 40 | issue = | pages=4 ...tempting to monitor and characterize polymerization reactions in an R&D or industrial setting. Current monitoring methods for polymerization reactions are limit
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• Petroleum
  ...use heavier crude oils have too much carbon and not enough hydrogen, these processes generally involve removing carbon from or adding hydrogen to the molecules, ...an be converted into crude oil using heat and pressure to simulate natural processes. The method has been known for centuries and was patented in 1694 under Bri
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• Metal
  ...chemical reactivity they require [[electrolysis|electrolytic]] extraction processes. The alloys of aluminium, titanium and magnesium are valued for their high ...code. The best-known precious metals are gold and silver. While both have industrial uses, they are better known for their uses in [[art]], [[jewelry]], and [[c
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• Metallurgy
  ...la]] called [[De re metallica]] describes the highly developed and complex processes of mining metal ores, metal extraction and metallurgy of the time. Agricola In [[industrial engineering|production engineering]], metallurgy is concerned with the prod
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• Ruthenium
  ...s = 126–138|title = Platinum Metals: A Survey of Productive Resources to industrial Uses|url = http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/pdf/pmr-v13-i4-126-138.pdf}} ...erground and submerged structures, and for electrolytic cells for chemical processes such as [[Chlorine production|generating chlorine]] from salt water.<ref>{{
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• Building insulation materials
  ...some foams to an existing building structure because of the chemicals and processes involved. ...ing cause of workplace-related asthma and pulmonary disorders in many post-industrial countries.<ref>{{cite web
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• Thermal insulation
  ...materials used to reduce the rate of [[heat transfer]], or the methods and processes used to reduce heat transfer. [[Heat]] energy can be transferred by [[Heat ...f comfort. Both heat-transfer and layer analyses can be performed in large industrial applications, but in household situations (appliances and building insulati
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• Crushed stone
  ...Crushed stone can be used without binder for a variety of construction or industrial applications, or it may be mixed with a matrix binding material, such as bi
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• Vermiculite
  ...ill health effects that are possible from overexposure and lack of proper industrial [[hygiene]] procedures when working with MMMF.{{Citation needed|date=Decemb ...; in fact, it was formed underground through essentially the same geologic processes as the contaminants. A vermiculite mine in [[Virginia]] has also been foun
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• Fulling
  Fulling involves two processes&mdash;scouring and milling (thickening). These are followed by stretching ...illing in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: A Survey of the Evidence for an Industrial Revolution in Medieval Europe", ''Technology and Culture'' '''46''' (1): 1-
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• Heatsetting
  ...This volume growth is commonly described as “bulk development”. All processes using temperature and/or moisture to give textiles one of the above mention == Current heat setting processes ==
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• Technical textile
  ===Indutech (Industrial Textiles)=== ...technology, lifting/conveying equipment, sound-proofing elements, melting processes, roller covers, grinding technology, insulations, seals, fuel cell,
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• Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods
  ...750 to 1850 | Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution|current industrial techniques, that is techniques used after 1850 | Textile manufacturing }} ...Cloth is [[finishing (textiles)|finished]] by what are described as [[wet processes]] to become fabric. The fabric may be [[dyeing|dyed]], printed or decorate
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• Yarn
  ....jpg|thumb|left|A [[Spinning Jenny]], spinning machine which initiated the Industrial Revolution]] ...W. Norton, 1994, p. 44</ref>, and yarn spinning was one of the very first processes to be [[industrialized]]. Spun yarns may contain a single type of fiber, or
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• Textile
  ...ngthening in [[composite material]]s such as [[fiberglass|fibreglass]] and industrial [[geotextile]]s. Children can learn using textiles to make [[collage]]s, [[ Textiles used for industrial purposes, and chosen for characteristics other than their appearance, are c
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• Textile bleaching
  [[Category:Industrial processes]]
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• Textile manufacturing
  ...processing techniques today and before 1750 | Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods}} ...s. There remains a large industry that uses [[Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods|hand techniques]] to achieve the same results.
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• Lanolin
  ...Toiletries, 1986, 101, 21-44</ref> Lanolin derivatives obtained from these processes are used widely in both high-value [[cosmetic]] and skin treatment products Lanolin is used commercially in many industrial products ranging from [[rust]]-proof coatings to [[lubricant]]s. Some [[sai
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• Paraffin
  ...considerably when it melts and this allows its use in [[thermostat]]s for industrial, domestic and, particularly, automobile purposes.<ref>[http://www.freepaten In industrial applications, it is often useful to modify the crystal properties of the pa
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• Defoamer
  ...chemical additive that reduces and hinders the formation of [[foam]] in [[industrial process]] liquids. The terms anti-foam agent and defoamer are often used in A defoamer is normally used in industrial processes to increase speed and reduce other problems. It addresses both problems wi
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• Lubricant
  In addition to industrial applications, lubricants are used for many other purposes. Other uses inclu ...r the science of lubrication ([[tribology]]) really only took off with the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century.
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• Tissue paper
  ...roduced in [[USA]] before the mid-1940s. In [[Western Europe]] large scale industrial production started in the beginning of 1960s. ...sources to maintain legal, sustainable forestry practices by implementing processes such as forest certification systems and chain of custody standards2; and
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• Architectural glass
  ...was replaced in the 19th century by the cylinder, sheet, and rolled plate processes, but it is still used in traditional construction and restoration. ...ginally developed in the early 1900s to provide natural light in [[Factory|industrial factories]].
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• Plaster
  ...50px|[[Gypsum]]-based plaster used in spray [[fireproofing]] in a low-rise industrial [[building]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].]] ...faces, as in [[Venetian Plaster]] or stenciling raised details. For these processes, limestone or acrylic based plaster may be employed. {{Citation needed|date
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• Lime mortar
  ...g degrees of hydraulicity, making them unsuitable for today’s industrial processes but due to its water resistancy suitable for building. Most of those kilns
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• Stainless steel
  ...[[cutlery]], [[hardware]], [[surgical instruments]], [[major appliances]], industrial equipment e.g. in [[sugar refinery|sugar refineries]], and as an automotive ...riginates from end-of-life products and about 60% comes from manufacturing processes.<ref>{{cite web
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• Dimension stone
  ...(sandstone or quartzite).<ref>L. Mead and G.S. Austin "Dimension Stone", ''Industrial Minerals and Rocks'', 7th Edition, Littleton CO: AIME-Society of Mining Eng Dimension stone is one of the most sustainable of the industrial minerals since it is created by separating it from the natural bedrock unde
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• Steel
  There are many types of [[heat treatment|heat treating]] processes available to steel. The most common are [[annealing (metallurgy)|annealing] ...ch as [[I-beam]]s and [[rail tracks|rails]]. In modern [[foundries]] these processes often occur in one [[assembly line]], with ore coming in and finished steel
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• Wrought iron
  ...g charcoal, by the [[bloomery]] process, in a [[finery forge]] or from the industrial revolution in a [[Lancashire hearth]]. The resulting metal was highly vari ...r and R. Balasubramaniam, ''International Journal of Metals, Materials and Processes'', Volume 14 (2002) pp. 1–14</ref> Furthermore, the presence of phosphoru
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• Drywall
  ...nterstate Rule also requested that the power plants install new scrubbers (industrial pollution control devices) to remove sulfur dioxide present in the output w ...e up to 17% of drywall is wasted during the manufacturing and installation processes{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} and the drywall material is frequentl
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• Hemp
  {{About|industrial hemp|its psychoactive variant|Cannabis (drug)|the biology of the plant|Cann ...riety of appearances for cannabis. Only ''C. sativa'' (left) is suited for industrial hemp, but it also has medicinal varieties.]]
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• Concrete
  The processes used vary dramatically, from hand tools to heavy industry, but result in th Concrete can be damaged by many processes such as, e.g., the expansion of [[corrosion]] products of the steel [[rebar
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• Iron
  ...[[planetary science]] communities, although applications to biological and industrial systems are beginning to emerge.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dauphas | first1 ...this context known as [[pig iron]]) using [[finery forge]]s. For all these processes, [[charcoal]] was required as fuel.
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• Lockout-Tagout
  ..., [[pneumatics|pneumatic]] or [[hydraulic]] sources. For example a typical industrial machine may contain things like hot fluids, moving presses, blades, propell In industrial processes it can be difficult to establish where the appropriate danger sources might
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• Hearing conservation program
  ...ys must be repeated when there are significant changes in machinery and/or processes that would affect the noise level.<ref>OSHA 1910.95 appendix (G)</ref> ...of the proper hpd to be worn is commonly done by an [[Occupational hygiene|industrial hygienist]] so that the proper amount of noise protection is worn. OSHA re
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• Carbonless copy paper
  ...=11029273| doi=10.1006/rtph.2000.1408| issue=1}}</ref> In most cases, good industrial hygiene and work practices should be adequate to reduce or eliminate sympto * [[List of duplicating processes]]
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• Confined space
  In a wide variety of industrial environments workers may be expected to enter a variety of areas and spaces ...when undertaking hazard identification, risk assessment or control of risk processes under these Regulations which relate to work in a confined space that may a
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• Ethylene oxide
  ...gfried Rebsdat, Dieter Mayer "Ethylene Oxide" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005.{{DOI|10.1002/14356007.a10_117}}.</ref> ...[[United States|American]] chemist [[Lloyd Hall]]. Ethylene oxide achieved industrial importance during [[World War I]] as a precursor to both the coolant [[ethy
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ...ulations 1985, SI 1985/1333, reg.2</ref> or ancillary equipment, used in [[industrial radiography]], [[food irradiation]] or processing of products by [[irradiat *Malfunction of equipment used in industrial radiography or [[gamma ray|gamma irradiation]] causes a [[radioactivity|rad
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• Safety climate
  ...the field of organizational psychology began to differentiate itself from industrial psychology.”<ref>Schein (1988), p.2</ref> This move allowed the field of ..., there is consensus amongst researchers on the impact that climate has on processes such as communication, decision-making, problem solving, conflict resolutio
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• Workplace safety
  * safety processes, procedures, and practices * [[Industrial Union Department v. American Petroleum Institute]]
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• Manganese
  ...d in many minerals. As a free element, manganese is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels. ...up>Mn provides additional evidence for [[nucleosynthesis|nucleosynthetic]] processes immediately before coalescence of the [[solar system]].<ref name="Audi"/><!
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• Asbestos
  Asbestos became more widespread during the industrial revolution; in the 1866 it was used as insulation in the U.S. and Canada. D ...M. Murray, testimony before the Departmental Committee on Compensation for Industrial Diseases "Minutes of Evidence, Appendices and Index", 1907. pg 127 cited an
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• Institute of Occupational Medicine
  ...ntial of long and short fibre amosite asbestos samples. British Journal of Industrial Medicine; 46: 271-276.</ref>. This research expanded to consider [[fibres]] IOM’s research has helped to set standards and inform regulatory processes over the years, and this created the opportunity to offer [[consultancy]] s
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ...w workers might be exposed to nano-sized particles in the manufacturing or industrial use of nanomaterials. NIOSH currently offers interim guidelines for working ...in organs, another concern is their potential interaction with biological processes inside the body: because of their large surface, nanoparticles on exposure
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• Occupational hygiene
  '''Occupational (or "Industrial" in the U.S.) hygiene''' is generally defined as the art and science dedica ...ational Hygiene" refers to all types of industry such as those listed for "industrial hygiene" as well as financial and support services industries and refers to
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• COSHH
  *Industrial processes; and | Processes in which these substances are used, or given off as [[vapour]], in the manu
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