Question

define destructive distillation.

Answer 1

Destructive distillation is the chemical process of the decomposition of unprocessed material by heating it to a high temperature; the term generally applies to processing of organic material.

Answer 2

Over a period of several thousand years,the trees are covered by layers of soil and rocks. Due to intense heat and pressure and absence of oxygen in the deeper layers of the earth,plants burns incompletely and is converted into coal.. This process is known as destructive distillation or carbonification.