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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > physics > energy > energy flow > energy accounting > process energy
Fields of Study > sustainability science and engineering > industrial ecology > energy flow > energy accounting > process energy
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental sustainability > industrial ecology > energy flow > energy accounting > process energy
Preferred Term:

process energy

Definition:
Energy used in industry-specific processes, such as chemical reactors, steel furnaces, glass melters, casting, concentrators, distillation columns, etc. Categories of process energy include process heating (e.g., kilns, ovens, furnaces, strip heaters), process cooling and refrigeration, machine drive (e.g., motors, pumps associated with process equipment), electro-chemical processes (e.g., reduction process), and other direct process uses.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
energy accounting
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/198474
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