pyrolysis

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@T06326@, usually associated with exposure to a high temperature.
Notes:
  1. The term generally refers to reaction in an @I03026@ environment.
  2. Pyrolysis is the commonly used term for a high-temperature treatment that converts a @CT07541@ to a @CT07540@.
  3. Modified from previous definition. The definition proposed here is more explicit about the elevated temperatures involved.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. (Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1824 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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