1. subjecting a substance to high heat in the absence of oxygen, causing it to decompose into simpler chemical compounds
Usage: technical; chemistry; present participle of pyrolyze

Examples

• The facility is pyrolizing waste plastic to recover energy and chemical feedstocks.
• Pyrolizing biomass at high temperatures produces biochar and combustible gases.
• The process of pyrolizing coal generates tar and other volatile compounds.
• Scientists are pyrolizing organic materials to study their thermal decomposition pathways.
• Industrial plants use pyrolizing techniques to convert rubber waste into usable products.