Chemical Manufacturing Process

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004765",
  "term": "Chemical Manufacturing Process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. All equipment which collectively functions to produce a product or isolated intermediate. A process includes, but is not limited to any, all, or a combination of reaction, recovery, separation, purification, or other activity, operation, manufacture, or treatment which are used to produce a product or isolated intermediate.\n\n2. A process is also defined by the following:(1) All cleaning operations;(2) Each nondedicated solvent recovery operation is considered a single process;(3) Each nondedicated formulation operation is considered a single process; (4) Quality assurance/quality control laboratories are not considered part of any process;(5) Ancillary activities are not considered a process or part of any process; and(6) The end of a process that produces a solid material is either up to and including the dryer or extruder, or for a polymer production process without a dryer or extruder, it is up to and including the die plate or solid-state reactor, except in two cases. If the dryer, extruder, die plate, or solid-state reactor is followed by an operation that is designed and operated to remove HAP solvent or residual monomer from the solid, then the solvent removal operation is the last step in the process. If the dried solid is diluted or mixed with a HAP-based solvent, then the solvent removal operation is the last step in the process.\n\n3. Preparation of a toxic chemical, after its manufacture, for distribution in commerce: (1) In the same form or physical state as, or in a different form or physical state from, that in which it was received by the person so preparing such substance, or (2) As part of an article containing the toxic chemical. Process also applies to the processing of a toxic chemical contained in a mixture or trade name product.\n\n4. To process for commercial purposes. Process includes the preparation of a chemical substance or mixture, after its manufacture, (1) in the same form or physical state as, or in a different form or physical state from, that in which it was received by the person so preparing such substance or mixture, or (2) as part of a mixture or article containing the chemical substance or mixture.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.11502 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 372.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 710.3 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/chemical-manufacturing-process/"
}