PYROLYSIS

Pyrolysis

Pyrolysis is a thermochemical decomposition of organic material at elevated temperatures in the absence of oxygen . It involves the simultaneous change of chemical composition and physical phase, and is irreversible. The word is coined from the Greek-derived elements pyro "fire" and lysis "separating".

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pyrolysis

Noun

  1. The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat in the absence of oxygen or any other reagents


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