What is Destructive distillation?
'''Destructive distillation''' is a [[chemical process]]. During destructive distallation [[decomposition]] of [[Raw material|unprocessed material]] is caused by heating the material to a high temperature. The term usually applies to [[processing]] of [[Organic chemistry|organic]] material in an area with little or no [[oxygen]] or other [[reagents]], [[Catalysis|catalysts]], or [[solvents]]. These would include things such as [[steam]] or [[phenols]]. It is a use of [[pyrolysis]]. The process breaks up or [[Cracking (chemistry)|'cracks']] large [[Molecule|molecules]]. [[Coke (fuel)|Coke]], [[coal gas]], [[gas carbon|gaseous carbon]], [[coal tar]], [[ammonium hydroxide|ammonia liquor]], and [[coal oil]] are examples of things made by the destructive distillation of [[coal]]. {{sci-stub}} [[category:Chemical processes]]