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Biochar Projects Biochar, a stable form of carbon produced by heating organic waste in the absence of oxygen, also known as pyrolysis.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
In pyrolysis, oxygen and nitrogen from the feedstock can end up in the product, necessitating additional postprocessing steps, namely hydrotreating.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2024
This requires capital investment at petrochemical facilities that are receiving the pyrolysis oil.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2024
It is made using a chemical recycling process that combines the old tires with biomethane to create pyrolysis oil.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
In pyrolysis, oxygen and nitrogen from the feedstock can end up in the product, necessitating additional postprocessing steps, namely hydrotreating.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2024
This requires capital investment at petrochemical facilities that are receiving the pyrolysis oil.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2024
It is made using a chemical recycling process that combines the old tires with biomethane to create pyrolysis oil.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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“Pyrolysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyrolysis. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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pyrolysis
noun
py·rol·y·sis
pī-ˈräl-ə-səs 
plural pyrolyses
-ˌsēz
: chemical change brought about by the action of heat
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