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Revenue was generated from the company's subsidiary, Clean-Seas Morocco, through the sale of pyrolysis oil.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Biochar: Converts organic material into a stable form of carbon through pyrolysis, which can then be used in soils to sequester carbon and improve soil health.
—Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
After lobbying from the ACC and others, about half of all U.S. states have passed laws classifying pyrolysis as manufacturing.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
For instance, the use of natural gas to produce hydrogen via reforming or pyrolysis—methods that create either concentrated CO2 for storage or solid carbon—is under scrutiny.
—Nils Rokke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Biochar: Converts organic material into a stable form of carbon through pyrolysis, which can then be used in soils to sequester carbon and improve soil health.
—Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
After lobbying from the ACC and others, about half of all U.S. states have passed laws classifying pyrolysis as manufacturing.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
For instance, the use of natural gas to produce hydrogen via reforming or pyrolysis—methods that create either concentrated CO2 for storage or solid carbon—is under scrutiny.
—Nils Rokke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Pyrolysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyrolysis. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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