A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.
A product of considerably less value than the major product. For example, in U.S. meat animals, the hides, pelts, and offal are by-products, whereas meat is the major product.
Material of some economic value produced in a process which is focused on extracting another material. For example palladium is produced as a by-product of platinum mining in South Africa.
material other than the principal product that is generated as a consequence of an industrial process.
A secondary or additional mineral or mineral product from a mine, refinery or a secondary refinery.
Material, other than the principle product, generated as a consequence of an industrial process. See also Pre-consumer
a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
a product made during the manufacture of something else
A secondary or additional mineral or mineral product. Return to the top of the page. CAGE : In a mine shaft, the device, similar to an elevator car, that is used for hoisting personnel and materials.
A secondary or additional product; for example, the more common byproducts of coal ovens are gas, tar, benzol, and ammonium sulfate.
Product of considerably less value than the major product. For example, the hide and offal are by-products while beef is the major product.
Product of considerably less value than the meat of the carcase, eg hide and offal.
A material that results from the manufacture of another item. By-products have value and can be sold as-is, used in the manufacture of other products, or recycled. E.g., regrind in injection molding or chips in machining operations. Terms Glossary Definition
Compare? Materials, other than the intended product, generated as a result of an industrial process.
A secondary metal or mineral product recovered in the milling process.
Material, other than the principal product, generated as a consequence of an industrial process or as a breakdown product in a living system.
revenue, net of transportation, refining and treatment charges, from the sale of metals derived in conjunction with the production of the primary mine metal
Secondary products produced in addition to the principal product.
Anything produced in the course of making another product.
A material of value produced as a residual of or incidental to the production process. The ratio of by-product to primary product is usually predictable. By-products may be recycled, sold as is, or used for other purposes. See: co-product.
A useful and marketable product or service deriving from a manufacturing process that is not the primary product or service being produced
A substance obtained during the manufacture of another substance; a secondary result, sometimes unexpected or unintended, of some process.
A by-product is a secondary or incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction, and is not the primary product or service being produced. A by-product can be useful and marketable, or it can have severe ecological consequences.
