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The latter is a charcoal-like material produced via a process called pyrolysis, in which heat is used to decompose wood chips and other organic material in the absence of oxygen.
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New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
Other existing techniques, including catalytic pyrolysis and one-pot synthesis, are known to enable the production of structurally superior carbon nanotubes and porous carbon.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
Each facility has a pyrolysis reactor based on the Viking design that converts agricultural residues such as cashew hulls from area farms into biofuels and high-quality carbon credits for sale on international markets.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Another method is pyrolysis, where materials are heated in the absence of oxygen.
—Joe Frank Bozeman Iii, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
Other existing techniques, including catalytic pyrolysis and one-pot synthesis, are known to enable the production of structurally superior carbon nanotubes and porous carbon.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
Each facility has a pyrolysis reactor based on the Viking design that converts agricultural residues such as cashew hulls from area farms into biofuels and high-quality carbon credits for sale on international markets.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Another method is pyrolysis, where materials are heated in the absence of oxygen.
—Joe Frank Bozeman Iii, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Pyrolysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyrolysis. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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pyrolysis
noun
py·rol·y·sis
pī-ˈräl-ə-səs 
plural pyrolyses
-ˌsēz
: chemical change brought about by the action of heat
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