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pyrolysis - definition and meaning
Definitions
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noun
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noun
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noun chemistry, physics The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat in the absence of oxygen or any other reagents
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From the Ancient Greek terms πῦρ (pyr, "fire") and λύσις (lysis, "loosing").
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The process, known as pyrolysis , is similar to how charcoal is made.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Carbon Negative Fuel 2007
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).
Martian Settlers May Need Chickens To Conquer The Red Planet | Universe Today 2010
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.
Some Creative Destruction on a Cosmic Scale 2009
Using a process called pyrolysis , the waste plastics are heated in the absence of air, causing a breakdown of the molecular bonds.
Microbes Turn Organic Waste Into Eco-Friendly Plastics | Impact Lab 2009
Forest debris are set on fire then covered by the blanket to reduce oxygen, turning ordinary open-air combustion into a process called pyrolysis .
News 2011
Forest debris are set on fire then covered by the blanket to reduce oxygen, turning ordinary open-air combustion into a process called pyrolysis .
News 2011
KiOR's biomass aka pyrolysis oil is not a near-perfect match to crude oil.
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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 .
News 2011
Forest debris are set on fire then covered by the blanket to reduce oxygen, turning ordinary open-air combustion into a process called pyrolysis .
News 2011
Forest debris are set on fire then covered by the blanket to reduce oxygen, turning ordinary open-air combustion into a process called pyrolysis .
News 2011
The felt is heated up with pulsed electricity to temperatures so high that the plastic breaks down into its constituents, a process called pyrolysis .
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Touted as a solution, pyrolysis – technology that heats up plastic waste in the absence of oxygen – produces a type of oil that industries argue can be transformed back into ‘virgin-like’ plastic.
New report blasts the limitations of pyrolysis technology, dubbed “miracle” by industry - Zero Waste Europe 2023
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