solid residue

collocation in English

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solid
adjective
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/ˈsɒl.ɪd/us
/ˈsɑː.lɪd/
hard or firm, keeping a ...
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residue
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈrez.ɪ.dʒuː/us
/ˈrez.ə.duː/
formal
the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such ...
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(Definition ofsolidandresiduefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The copper is oxidized to and forms a blue soluble complex with the ammonium species, leaving behind a blacksolidresidue.
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Smouldering emits toxic gases (e.g., carbon monoxide) at a higher yield than flaming fires and leaves behind a significant amount ofsolidresidue.
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It burns rapidly, producing a volume of hot gas made up of carbon dioxide, water, and nitrogen, and asolidresidueof potassium sulfide.
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In general, pyrolysis of organic substances produces gas and liquid products and leaves asolidresiduericher in carbon content, char.
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Efforts are underway to recreate these soils through biochar, thesolidresidueof pyrolysis of various materials, mostly organic waste.
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Thesolidresidue(char) can be further refined into products such as activated carbon.
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This method is useful for disposal of residue of both solid waste management andsolidresiduefrom waste water management.
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The remaining layer ofsolidresidueon the filter provides protection from mechanical abrasion.
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It also burns very cleanly, burning almost entirely to gaseous components at high temperatures with little smoke orsolidresidue.
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One result is larger amounts ofsolidresiduefrom the waste-water treatment process.
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Osmium, ruthenium, rhodium and iridium can be separated from platinum, gold and base metals by their insolubility in aqua regia, leaving asolidresidue.
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In the second stage sodium hydroxide solution is added, which dissolves the sodium aluminate, leaving the impurities as asolidresidue.
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A mixture of water and salt can be separated by distillation, with water as the distillate and salt as thesolidresidue.
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Wood can be used to produce guaiacol, tar, terpenes, turpentine and methanol together with asolidresidueof charcoal.
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Jetex motors are powered by a solid pellet of guanidine nitrate, which burns to release a variety of gases in copious volume, leaving nosolidresidueor ash.
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These products, which should not be confused with smokeless powders, aim to produce less fouling (solidresidue), while maintaining the traditional volumetric measurement system for charges.
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Most conversion technologies involve heating shale in the absence of oxygen to a temperature at which kerogen decomposes (pyrolyses) into gas, condensable oil, and asolidresidue.
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The carbonization conversion occurs through pyrolysis or destructive distillation, and it produces condensable coal tar, oil and water vapor, non-condensable synthetic gas, and asolidresidue-char.
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