Industrial processes

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.

Certain chemical process yield important basic materials for society, e.g., (cement, steel, aluminum, and fertilizer).

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

Distillation is the purification of volatile substances by evaporation and condensation In additive manufacturing, material is progressively added to the piece until the desired shape and size are obtained.

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