analytical pyrolysis

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00336
The characterization, in an @I03026@ atmosphere, of a material or a chemical process by a chemical degradation reaction(s) induced by thermal energy.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2405. (Nomenclature and terminology for analytical pyrolysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2406 [Terms] [Paper]