The process of conversion of wood into coal is called

Options

A. Carbonization
B. Catagenesis
C. Carboniferous
D. None of these

Answer

A

Explanation

Carbonization is the term for the conversion of an organic substance into carbon or a carbon-containing residue through pyrolysis or destructive distillation. It is often used in organic chemistry with reference to the generation of coal gas and coal tar from raw coal.