Title: charring
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - charring
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01010
Status: current

Definition
Pyrolysis of samples containing organic matter. In the presence of oxygen this is referred to as ashing.

Related Terms
- Pyrolysis: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04961
- ashing: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00468

Source
- PAC, 1992, 64, 253. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis - XII. Terms related to electrothermal atomization (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 256 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264020253)

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Citation: Citation: 'charring' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C01010
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