When the coal is heated in absence of air, it is called its ________________?

Correct answer: D. Carbonisation

  • A. Deoxidation
  • B. Gasification
  • C. Coalification
  • D. Carbonisation

Explanation

Heating coal in the absence of air decomposes it into coke, tar, gas and other products, a process called carbonisation. Gasification instead converts carbonaceous material into combustible gas using a controlled supply of oxidant.

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