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Discussion Forum : Thermodynamics - Section 1 (Q.No. 21)
Thermodynamics
21.
Carbonisation of coal consists of
drying and crushing the coal to a fine powder
moulding the finely ground coal under pressure with or without a binding material
heating the wood with a limited supply of air to temperature not less than 280°C
none of the above
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Akram said:   1 decade ago
The destructive distillation of bituminous coal, done in the absence of air in order to obtain coke and other fractions having a greater percentage of carbon than the original material.
Dhanbhadra said:   1 decade ago
When coal is strongly heated continuously for 42 to 48 hours in the absence of air in a closed vessel, the process is known as carbonisation of fuel.
Satheshkumar said:   1 decade ago
Carbonization or carbonisation is the term for the conversion of an organic substance into carbon or a carbon-containing residue through pyrolysis or destructive distillation. It is often used in organic chemistry with reference to the generation of coal gas and coal tar from raw coal.
Vallagi Nagraj said:   1 decade ago
Carbonization of coal consists of heating of coal to the the temperature as high as 1100*C in the absence of oxygen in order to distill out tars & light oils.
Suusanta said:   1 decade ago
When coal is strongly heated continuously for 42 to 48 hours in the absence of air in a closed vessel, the process is known as Carbonisation.
Sonagra Nirav said:   1 decade ago
The conversion of an organic substance into carbon or a carbon-containing residue through pyrolysis or destructive distillation is called as Carbonisation of coal.
Abhishek Chauhana said:   1 decade ago
Conversion of organic substance into carbon. Carbonisation is destructive distillation of bituminous coal, done in the absence of air in order to obtain coke and other fractions having a greater percentage of carbon than the original material.
Amruta said:   1 decade ago
Carbonisation is the term for the conversion of an organic substance into carbon or a carbon-containing residue through pyrolysis or destructive distillation.
Himmat said:   1 decade ago
Heating of coal in absence of oxygen to extract some kinds oils out from coal.
Hardik said:   1 decade ago
Gaining carbon from any organic substance is termed as carbonisation.
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