Destructive distillation
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Destructive distillation is a chemical process in which decomposition of unprocessed material is achieved by heating it to a high temperature; the term generally applies to processing of organic mater
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Methanol
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Methanol is an organic chemical compound and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the chemical formula CH3OH. It is a light, volatile, colorless and flammable liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odor
Destructive distillation
…and require careful engineering to produce the most valuable possible products from the available feedstocks. Destructive distillation of wood produces methanol and acetic acid, together with a solid residue of charcoal. Destructive distillation of a tonne of coal can produce 700 kg of coke, 100 liters of liquor…
A sample of methanol