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  • n  transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat

  • With a pyrolysis unit that can create 3-4 tons of biochar a day, he generates enough energy to heat his hen houses; and he sells the char as fertilizer for $600 a ton.
  • San Diego County, which is weighing the pyrolysis experiment, presently produces 3,500 tons of garbage per day, spends $12 per ton to collect and haul it to the dump, and like most .
  • The question: "To prepare a substitute for chinawood oil, castor oil is submitted to a careful pyrolysis.
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  • Tom DeLay in Register
    Tom Delay, Chief Carbon Trust, added: "This funding will help in the urgent search for low carbon and sustainable alternatives to oil by accelerating the development of two advanced technologies; pyrolysis-based conversion and algae as a sustainable...

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