Destructive Distillation (Noun)
Meaning
Heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Destructive distillation of coal produces a variety of volatile products, including coal tar and coal gas.
- The process of destructive distillation involves heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products that are released.
- Destructive distillation of wood results in the production of charcoal, methanol, and other volatile compounds.
- The laboratory experiment involved the destructive distillation of a sample of peat to analyze its volatile components.
- Destructive distillation of organic materials can be used to produce a range of chemicals, including solvents and fuels.