Preferred Label : carbonization;
IUPAC definition : A process by which solid residues with increasing content of the element carbon are
formed from organic material usually by pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere.;
Scope note : as with all pyrolytic reactions, carbonization is a complex process in which many
reactions take place concurrently such as dehydrogenation, condensation, hydrogen
transfer and isomerization. it differs from coalification in that its reaction rate
is faster by many orders of magnitude. the final pyrolysis temperature applied controls
the degree of carbonization and the residual content of foreign elements, e.g. at
t1200 k the carbon content of the residue exceeds a mass fraction of 90 wt.%, whereas
at t1600 k more than 99 wt.% carbon is found.;
Origin ID : C00840;
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A process by which solid residues with increasing content of the element carbon are
formed from organic material usually by pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere.
