• The chemical process of decomposition is complex and involves the breakdown of soft tissue, as the body passes through the sequential stages of decomposition...
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    Chemical decomposition, or chemical breakdown, is the process or effect of simplifying a single chemical entity (normal molecule, reaction intermediate...
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  • with two stages of chemical decomposition: autolysis and putrefaction. These two stages contribute to the chemical process of decomposition, which breaks...
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    Thermal decomposition, or thermolysis, is a chemical decomposition of a substance caused by heat. The decomposition temperature of a substance is the temperature...
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    them. Decomposition relies on chemical processes similar to digestion in animals; in fact, many sources use the words digestion and decomposition interchangeably...
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  • Photographic processing or photographic development is the chemical means by which photographic film or paper is treated after photographic exposure to...
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    decomposition of precursors to free radicals at the filament. Hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition (HPCVD) – This process involves both chemical...
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    decomposition of ammonium cyanate [NH4]+[OCN]−, which is in chemical equilibrium with urea: CO(NH2)2 → [NH4]+[OCN]− → HNCO + NH3 This decomposition is...
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  • Decomposition is the process in which the organs and complex molecules of animal and human bodies break down into simple organic matter over time. In...
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    Microbiology of decomposition is the study of all microorganisms involved in decomposition, the chemical and physical processes during which organic matter...
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  • Putrefaction (category Alchemical processes)
    levels of humidity. This optimal temperature assists in the chemical breakdown of the tissue and promotes microorganism growth. Decomposition nearly stops...
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  • Biodegradation Decomposition, decompose may also refer to: Chemical decomposition or analysis, in chemistry, is the fragmentation of a chemical compound into...
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  • Biological processes are made of many chemical reactions or other events that are involved in the persistence and transformation of life forms. Regulation of biological...
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    quantities of desired chemical products. Process engineering focuses on the design, operation, control, optimization and intensification of chemical, physical...
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    may take part in chemical reactions. Solid ammonium nitrate decomposes on heating. At temperatures below around 300 °C, the decomposition mainly produces...
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    temporarily prevent decomposition and restore a natural appearance for viewing a body after death in funeral homes. A mixture of these chemicals is known as embalming...
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    (Cl−), which are present in the output of common manufacturing processes and are said to catalyze the decomposition of hypochlorite into chlorate (ClO−3)...
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    Pyrolysis is a process involving the separation of covalent bonds in organic matter by thermal decomposition within an inert environment without oxygen...
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    A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. When chemical reactions occur...
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    Humphry Davy would go on to create Decomposition Tables from his preliminary experiments on Electrolysis. The Decomposition Tables would give insight on the...
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  • endothermic process is a chemical or physical process that absorbs heat from its surroundings. In terms of thermodynamics, it is a thermodynamic process with...
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    The Ostwald process is a chemical process used for making nitric acid (HNO3). The Ostwald process is a mainstay of the modern chemical industry, and it...
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    CO(g) → Ni(CO)4(g) 3. The mixture of nickel carbonyl and carbon monoxide is heated to 220–250 °C, resulting in decomposition back to nickel and carbon monoxide:...
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    equal to zero. In limestone calcination, a decomposition process that occurs at 900 to 1050 °C, the chemical reaction is CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g) Today...
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    conditions, NH4OH (pH c. 11.6) also accelerates its decomposition. At higher pH, H2O2 will decompose violently. Piranha solution must be prepared with great...
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  • soda), which are commodity chemicals required by industry. Thirty five million tons of chlorine were prepared by this process in 1987. In 2022, this had...
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  • Warmed-over flavor is caused by the oxidative decomposition of lipids (fatty substances) in the meat into chemicals (short-chain aldehydes or ketones) which...
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    a colorless crystalline solid that melts at 318 °C (604 °F) without decomposition and boils at 1,388 °C (2,530 °F). It is highly soluble in water, with...
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  • undergo a self-accelerating decomposition within one week. The SADT is the point at which the heat evolution from the decomposition reaction and the heat removal...
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  • 2007. "Mercury". US 528322, Castner, H.Y., "Process of and apparatus for electrolytic decomposition of alkaline salts", issued 30 Oct 1984  Kiefer, David...
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