carbonizing
Converting to carbon
Carbonizing is the process of converting organic material into carbon, typically through intense heat in the absence of oxygen.
Wood carbonizes to become charcoal; sugar carbonizes when you burn it in a pan.
The term applies both to deliberate industrial processes and to accidental burning: I carbonized the toast again.
In manufacturing, carbonizing treats materials to give them carbon-rich properties, as when steel is case-hardened by carbonizing its surface layer.
Heat-driven molecular breakdown
- charringBurning surface black
- cokingCoal-to-coke conversion process
- thermochemicalConcerning heat in reactions
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
calcination · gasification · distillation · anoxic · dehydrating · endothermic · exothermic · devolatilization
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- brazierCoal-burning metal container
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
retort · muffle furnace · hearth · combustion · thermal · ignition · smoldering · glowing
Burn without destroying
- cokeCarbonized coal fuel
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
blackened · carbonaceous · biochar · charcoal · graphite · residue
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- ironElement twenty-six
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- foundryMetal casting facility
blast furnace · coke oven · forge · heavy industry · metalwork · pig iron · refractory · carburizing
pyrolysis
Heat-driven molecular breakdown
- charringBurning surface black
- cokingCoal-to-coke conversion process
- thermochemicalConcerning heat in reactions
decomposition · calcination · gasification · distillation · anoxic · dehydrating · endothermic · exothermic · devolatilization · retorting
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
firebox · retort · muffle furnace · hearth · combustion · thermal · ignition · smoldering · glowing · scorching
char
Burn without destroying
embers · blackened · carbonaceous · biochar · charcoal · graphite · residue
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- ironElement twenty-six
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
foundry · blast furnace · coke oven · forge · heavy industry · metalwork · pig iron · refractory · carburizing · case hardening
- hardeninghardening, stiffening, solidification, solidifying, rigidifying
- textile finishingfinishing, bleaching, dyeing, calendering, sizing
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- processingprocessing, batch processing, data processing, parallel processing, real-time processing
- wool processingshearing, washing, scouring, carding, combing
- woolcraftwool fiber, wool yarn, raw wool, fleece, wool wash
carbonizingdecarbonizing
Reducing carbon dioxide output
decarburizing · hydrating · hydrogenating · oxidizing · rehydrating
carbonizingincinerating
Burning to destruction
combusting · ashing · calcining · vaporizing · sublimating
carbonizingextinguishing
Causing to stop burning
incinerating · fireproofing · quenching · smothering · dousing