Question

How is destructive distillation of coal carried out what are the products obtained and their main uses?
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Answer 1

Answer: Destructive distillation of coal is carried out by heating coal strongly to 1000 °C in the absence of air. It yields various useful organic and inorganic products. ... Coal tar: used to make pesticides, explosives, perfumes, etc. Ammonium compounds: making nitrogenous fertilizers.

Answer 2

Destructive distillation is the chemical process of the decomposition of unprocessed material by heating it to a high temperature.

Or

The processing of organic material in the absence of air or in the presence of limited amounts of oxygen or other reagents, catalysts, or solvents, such as steam or phenols.

• Coke, coal gas, gas carbon, coal tar, ammonia liquor, and "coal oil" are examples of commercial products produced by the destructive distillation of coal.