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carbonization

carbonization

1 9.6
Heating material from plants or animals without air to leave carbon, for example making coke from coal
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑːrbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : carbonización
  • The significant weight loss occurs during the second stage that ranged from about 270-400 °C, indicating the carbonization of cellulose.
  • carbonization cycle

Examples

  • The assembly was then subjected to a series of carbonization and densification steps involving heating to 1,600 degrees F, followed by impregnation with resin.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And you can do side by side carbonization if you have a few drums, which is nice.

  • So after the carbonization is done, the next step is to take all the charcoal fines out and crush them.

  • He added that usable pistons might be fabricated using molded chopped-fiber carbon-carbon materials, "as long as their structural integrity can be maintained during carbonization."

    Academic text (1995)
  • The model from the U.K.'s Loughborough University generates clean water from urine and feces and uses a hydrothermal carbonization reactor to turn solid waste into biological charcoal that can be used as fertilizer.

    Blog text (28)
  • During the process of carbonization, the organic material is heated without air to convert it into charcoal.

  • The carbonization of the coal leads to the production of coke, which is essential for steel manufacturing.

  • In laboratory experiments, carbonization is achieved by heating biomass at high temperatures in the absence of oxygen.

How Carbonized

graphitization
  • Specialized
9.3
carbonization
  • Specialized
1 9.6
to char
53 4.6
browning
1 3.3

Surface Forms

carbonization singular

Morphology

carbonization = carbonize (transparent) = carbon + ize + ation

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ation' to 'carbonize' to denote the process of making carbon; the derivation is straightforward.

Etymology

Carbonization comes from carbon, an old word meaning 'coal', and the ending -ization, meaning 'making'. So carbonization is 'making carbon' by heating wood or coal without air, which is why it describes the process of turning organic material into nearly pure carbon like coke.