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Pelletization facts for kids

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Pelletization is the process of turning something, usually a metal ore or animal feed, into small pellets.

In ores, usually something is added to the pellets to make them more usable. After the ore is pelletized, it has to be cooled down to be used.

Images for kids

  • TaconitePellet

    Processed Taconite pellets as used in the steelmaking industry, with a US Quarter shown to scale.

  • PELLETIZER

    Disc Pelletizer

  • PelletRation

    animal pellets

  • Pellets hand

    wood pellets

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Peletización para niños

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