destructive distillation

Definitions of destructive distillation
  1. noun
    heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products
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    types:
    carbonisation, carbonization
    the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens)
    type of:
    fractional process, fractionation
    a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
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