Thermolysis, usually associated with exposure to a high temperature.
Notes:
- The term generally refers to reaction in an inert environment.
- Pyrolysis is the commonly used term for a high-temperature
treatment that converts a ceramic precursor to a ceramic.
- Modified from previous definition. The definition proposed here is
more explicit about the elevated temperatures involved.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1801
(Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks,
and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007))
on page 1824