https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04961
Thermolysis
, usually associated with exposure to a high temperature.
Notes:
  1. The term generally refers to reaction in an
    inert
    environment.
  2. Pyrolysis is the commonly used term for a high-temperature treatment that converts a
    ceramic precursor
    to a
    ceramic
    .
  3. Modified from previous definition. The definition proposed here is more explicit about the elevated temperatures involved.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. (Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1824 [Terms] [Paper]