Coal Pyrolysis
WEBCoal Conversion. Michael A. Nowak, ... Adrian Radziwon, in Encyclopedia of Energy, 2004. 2 Pyrolysis and Coking. Although combustion is an exothermic reaction involving stoichiometric amounts of oxygen and achieving flame temperatures as high as 1650°C, coal pyrolysis is an endothermic process. When coal is heated, it undergoes thermal .