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'''Pyroprocessing''' (from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] Πυρος = ''fire'') is a process in which materials are subjected to high temperatures (typically over 800  °C) in order to bring about a chemical or physical change. Pyroprocessing includes such terms as [[roasting (metallurgy)|ore-roasting]], [[calcination]] and [[sintering]]. Equipment for pyroprocessing includes [[kiln]]s, [[electric arc furnace]]s and [[reverberatory furnace]]s.

Cement manufacturing is a very common example of pyroprocessing. The raw material mix ([[raw meal]]) is fed to a kiln where pyroprocessing takes place. As with most industries, pyroprocessing is the most energy-intensive part of the industrial process.

==Recycling used nuclear fuel through pyroprocessing==

[[Argonne National Laboratory]] pioneered the development of pyrochemical processing, or pyroprocessing, a high-temperature method of recycling reactor waste into fuel. <ref name="pyroprocessanl">

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==References==

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[[Category:Chemical processes]]