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How much heat does pyrolysis produce?

April 26, 2017heat pyrolysis

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How much heat does pyrolysis produce?

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Pyrolysis itself is endothermic, thus requires an input of heat to be sustained. Heating value of the gas produced is 5,000 – 5,900 kJ/m³. (Source) Comparatively less than the heating value of natural gas, 33,320 to 42,000 kJ/m³ (Source – PDF), it is still substantial.