Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Decomposition or transformation of a compound caused by heat.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Chemical decomposition produced by exposure to a high temperature.
Wiktionary
- n. chemistry, physics The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat in the absence of oxygen or any other reagents
WordNet 3.0
- n. transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat
Examples
“The process, known as pyrolysis, is similar to how charcoal is made.”
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“Using an old scientific process called pyrolysis (which is cooking biomass like manure without the presence of oxygen), futuresettlerscould turn this smelly chicken manure into biochar (which is a charcoal like product).”
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“Using a process called pyrolysis, the waste plastics are heated in the absence of air, causing a breakdown of the molecular bonds.”
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“They analyzed gases emitted by 12 meteorites of the sort believed to have hit during the bombardment using a new laboratory technique called pyrolysis-FTIR, which can instantly heat samples to 1,000 degrees Celsius.”
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“Forest debris are set on fire then covered by the blanket to reduce oxygen, turning ordinary open-air combustion into a process called pyrolysis.”
“About the video: Biochar is made using a process called pyrolysis, during which”
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“The consortium, which will be funded to the tune of £7m over the next three to four years, will attempt to refine a process known as pyrolysis, which can be used to produce biofuels from existing organic waste material rather than controversial energy crops ...”
“But the light feedstocks produce less of a benzene-rich product called pyrolysis gas.”
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