• The thermal decomposition of biomass at high temperatures (greater than 400 and #176; F, or 200 and #176; C) in the absence of air. The end product of pyrolysis is a mixture of solids (char), liquids (oxygenated oils), and gases (methane, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide) with proportions determined by operating temperature, pressure, oxygen content, and other conditions.


    Pyrolysis meaning & definition 1 of Pyrolysis.


  • Decomposition brought about by high temperatures.

    Pyrolysis meaning & definition 2 of Pyrolysis.


  • a process in which substances are changed chemically by high temperatures:

    Pyrolysis meaning & definition 3 of Pyrolysis.

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