Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Obtaining and Using Metals.
A recycling process where the resulting material is of a lower quality or functionality than the original material.
Down-cycling appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Extracting Metals and Equilibria, especially Obtaining and Using Metals and Evaluation of LCA Data.
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