How to Use feedstock in a Sentence

feedstock

noun
  • The olive stone can also serve as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol.
    — Michael Kanellos, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2011
  • Natural gas is the best feedstock.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • These will need a constant source of feedstocks and nutrients though where these will come from is less clear.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Those raw materials were the feedstock of tons of concrete, used to build roads.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
  • Another issue is the space needed to grow the feedstock crops.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Moving files and feedstock instead of complete boats.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
  • Nations may end up not having enough waste as sustainable feedstock.
    — Natalia Scherbakoff, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Even if it’s not used as a primary feedstock, hemp may have other uses for livestock.
    — Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The use of fly ash as a feedstock eliminates the need to use limestone at all, let alone to superheat it.
    — Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Poultry producers say the ethanol mandate is driving up the cost of their feedstock.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 May 2022
  • Demand has also picked up in other places, such as in feedstock for plastics used to make key health equipment.
    — Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The challengers all have processes that can use carbon dioxide as a feedstock.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2018
  • So the idea of using hydrocarbons as a feedstock for oyster mushrooms makes a lot of sense.
    — Nick Hilden, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Chemical feedstock prices were already at yearslong highs before the freeze hit.
    — Austen Hufford, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Oil is a feedstock used to make ethylene, so higher oil prices drive up the cost of polyethylene.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 May 2026
  • These granules are quickly and reliably drawn to the printer’s feedstock tank and then to the nozzle.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But the specifics of how these feedstocks could have actually come together to set the stage for life have remained murky.
    — Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
  • It can be produced from feedstock including waste oil and fats, green and municipal waste and non-food crops.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 July 2024
  • This will push up the prices for key feedstocks and ultimately the price of SAF.
    — Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Turbine makers are the new gatekeepers If gas is the feedstock, turbines are the choke point.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • If proved safe, hemp would be a welcome addition to farmers’ feedstock options, Ates says.
    — Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Russia is a leading producer of both oil and natural gas, which serve as feedstock for many products.
    — Austen Hufford, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022
  • This milestone marks the world’s first commercial-scale production of jet fuel derived from ethanol as a feedstock.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The new report notes that the use of coal as a feedstock for the chemical industry has risen considerably.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
  • The proposal aims to reduce waste while also lowering feedstock costs.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Ethane is a natural gas liquid used as a feedstock for ethylene, which is the building block for most plastics.
    — Katherine Blunt, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Better yet, America’s shale boom has furnished cheap feedstock in the form of natural gas.
    — The Economist, 27 June 2020
  • Those feedstocks are used to create unique men’s wear, women’s wear and accessories, many of which feature a patchwork effect.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Today, 14% of oil and 8% of gas is used to make petrochemicals, the feedstock of plastics.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Most important, it can be made from renewable feedstocks such as lignin, a waste product of the pulp and paper industry.
    — Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025

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