Definition of Pyrolysis

1. Noun. Transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat.

Generic synonyms: Shift, Transformation, Transmutation
Derivative terms: Pyrolytic

Definition of Pyrolysis

1. Noun. (context: chemistry physics) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat in the absence of oxygen or any other reagents ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pyrolysis

1. [n -LYSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrolysis

pyrolizing
pyrologies
pyrologist
pyrologists
pyrology
pyrolusite
pyrolusites
pyrolysate
pyrolysates
pyrolyse
pyrolysed
pyrolyser
pyrolysers
pyrolyses
pyrolysing
pyrolysis (current term)
pyrolysize
pyrolytic
pyrolytically
pyrolyzable
pyrolyzate
pyrolyzates
pyrolyze
pyrolyzed
pyrolyzer
pyrolyzers
pyrolyzes
pyrolyzing
pyromagnetic
pyromalate

Literary usage of Pyrolysis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Fortunately, pertinent data (Table II) were obtained by pyrolysis of phthalic anhydride in inadvertently contaminated (with a ..."

2. Nuclear Production of Hydrogen: First Information Exchange Meeting, Paris by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"The thermodynamics and energetics for production of hydrogen by methane pyrolysis, followed by the generation of electricity in a fuel cell, were determined ..."

3. Dioxin Treatment Technologies by Florence Poillon (1994)
"... cost at least $200 per ton of treated waste.92 PLASMA ARC pyrolysis INCINERATION Plasma arc pyrolysis (PAP) is a technology currently in the R&D stage, ..."

4. The Chemistry of the Non-benzenoid Hydrocarbons and Their Simple Derivatives by Benjamin Talbott Brooks (1922)
"... of anhydrous aluminum chloride, in which case methane but not hydrogen is evolved. The earlier technical investigations of the pyrolysis of hydrocar- ..."

5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The pyrolysis products of smoking methamphetamine mixed with tobacco ... The amount of each pyrolysis product in the sidestream smoke was less than that in ..."

6. Recycling and Reuse of Material Found on Superfund Sites by Lawrence Smith, Jeffrey Means (1994)
"pyrolysis is heating in the absence of air to produce liquid and gaseous ... Example of the pyrolysis process. 3.17.3 Process Maturity ln Europe, ..."

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