calcination

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Heating to high temperatures in air or oxygen.
Notes:
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  2. In @[email protected]@[email protected] processing the term applies to the heating of a @[email protected] containing metal compounds to convert it into an @[email protected]
  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]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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