Pyrolysis Wikipedia
Burning pieces of wood, showing various stages of pyrolysis followed by oxidative combustion. The pyrolysis (or devolatilization) process is the thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures, often in an inert atmosphere. The word is coined from the Greekderived elements pyro "fire", "heat", "fever" and lysis "separating".. Pyrolysis is most commonly used in the treatment of ...