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Knoxville, Tennessee's Carbon Rivers recovers strong fibers from blades using a high-temperature process called pyrolysis; these can be used as-is or in the form of thermoplastic fabrics or pellets to make heavy-duty automotive parts.
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New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
Through a process called pyrolysis, carbon waste from tires is transformed into a crucial component of the desalination unit.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
Now, researchers from Sophia University in Japan and Università di Pavia in Italy have announced a new method that uses an inexpensive microwave process and the scientific principle of pyrolysis to deal with both issues.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
Revenue was generated from the company's subsidiary, Clean-Seas Morocco, through the sale of pyrolysis oil.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
Through a process called pyrolysis, carbon waste from tires is transformed into a crucial component of the desalination unit.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
Now, researchers from Sophia University in Japan and Università di Pavia in Italy have announced a new method that uses an inexpensive microwave process and the scientific principle of pyrolysis to deal with both issues.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
Revenue was generated from the company's subsidiary, Clean-Seas Morocco, through the sale of pyrolysis oil.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Pyrolysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyrolysis. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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