carbonization

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A noun referring to the process of destructive distillation of coal, such as in coke ovens, where coal is heated in the absence of air to produce coke and other byproducts.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den Prozess der Verkokung oder Karbonisierung bezeichnet, bei dem organisches Material wie Kohle ohne Luftzufuhr erhitzt wird, um Koks und andere Nebenprodukte zu gewinnen; auch die Umwandlung in kohlenstoffreichen Rückstand.

1. Destructive distillation of coal C1 formal technical

   The process of heating coal in the absence of air to produce coke, coal gas, and other byproducts, typically carried out in coke ovens.

   • The carbonization of coal in coke ovens yields coke for steelmaking.
   • Engineers optimized the carbonization process to reduce emissions.
   • Historical carbonization plants were common in industrial regions.

   🇩🇪Kokserzeugung aus Kohle

   Synonyme: destructive distillationpyrolysis

2. Conversion to carbon C1 formal technical

   The chemical process by which organic matter is converted into carbon or a carbon-containing residue through heating or decomposition.

   • Carbonization of wood produces charcoal.
   • The carbonization of plant material over millions of years forms coal.
   • Scientists study carbonization to understand fossil fuel formation.

   🇩🇪Umwandlung in Kohlenstoff

   Synonyme: carbonisation

• carbonizations plural form
• carbonizations' possessive plural form
• carbonization's possessive singular form