• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Carbonize
The extracting of vegetable matter from wool, noil, waste or rags after converting it into carbon by the action of acid and heat.
Thr process of adding carbon the the outer surface of steel to improve its quality by heat treating it in contact with carbonaceous material.
A reduction of hydrocarbons resulting in the formation of carbonaceous residue that will interfere with the movement of a mechanical seal. Often called 'coking'.