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      "value": "Fire char (pyrolyzed cellulose/hemicellulose, pure carbon surface layer) and soot (carbonaceous particulate) are near-perfect blackbody absorbers at 1064 nm — absorption is essentially 100%. This extreme absorption contrast with the underlying substrate (wood, masonry) is what enables selective char removal. However, the SUB-1 J/cm² extreme narrow margin is the defining constraint: wood char ablation sits near 0.3-0.8 J/cm² while wood damage threshold starts at 1.5-4 J/cm². This is the narrowest verified process window in the entire contaminant corpus.",
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      "value": "Fire char: complex mixture of pyrolyzed cellulose/hemicellulose (for wood) — the organic matrix is thermally decomposed to elemental carbon (black, brittle surface layer) with partially degraded lignin underneath. Soot: carbonaceous particulate (0.1-1 μm particles) deposited on surfaces from incomplete combustion — physically adhered, not chemically bonded. Three soot types: dry soot (synthetic fires, solvent-required for removal), wet soot (wood fires, water-soluble), protein soot (kitchen fires, alkaline-required). The char-soot composite on fire-damaged wood: a carbonized surface layer 0.1-5 mm thick with embedded soot particulate.",
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      "value": "Wood char is already fully pyrolyzed — the thermal decomposition has already occurred during the fire event. Further laser heating of the char layer does not produce significant additional decomposition products (the cellulose/hemicellulose has already been converted to elemental carbon). The relevant thermal constraint is the SUBSTRATE: wood beneath the char layer begins to pyrolyze above ~250°C. The laser fluence must stay below the char's ablation threshold to prevent heating the underlying wood to its pyrolysis temperature. This is why the sub-1 J/cm² margin is a hard limit — above this, the laser heats the wood substrate and creates NEW char, defeating the purpose.",
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      "value": "IICRC S700 fire/smoke damage restoration standard — category assessment (light/moderate/heavy); visual: black char surface vs clean wood is visually obvious; wipe test: clean cloth wipe reveals soot transfer — indicates incomplete removal; colorimetry: quantitative measurement of surface darkening reduction; cross-section microscopy for residual char in wood grain/pores; R&R concrete spalling assessment: fire-damaged concrete requires structural assessment before surface cleaning",
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