calcination

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Heating to high temperatures in air or oxygen.
Notes:
  1. The term is most likely to be applied to a step in the preparation of a @C00876@.
  2. In @S05727@-@G02600@ processing the term applies to the heating of a @P04742@ containing metal compounds to convert it into an @OT07569@.
  3. Modified from previous definition. The definition proposed here is more explicit about the elevated temperatures that are required.
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 1806 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'calcination' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00773 RIS BibTex EndNote
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