Material recovery

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007022",
  "term": "Material recovery",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A dimensionless ratio of the quantity of a named component that has been isolated from a system to the quantity of the whole system before the isolation, for example the mass of fat isolated from a cheese sample relative to the total mass of that sample. The quantity is a mass, a volume or an amount of substance, and the ratio is reported as a percentage when both parts share a unit. In contrast, the recovered quantity value ratio sets a measured analyte quantity against the quantity known to be present.",
  "synonyms": [
    "recovery"
  ],
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "recovered quantity value ratio"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1009 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/material-recovery/"
}