Preferred Label : calcination;
IUPAC definition : Heating to high temperatures in air or oxygen.;
Scope note : modified from previous definition. the definition proposed here is more explicit about
the elevated temperatures that are required.; in sol-gel processing the term applies to the heating of a polymer network containing
metal compounds to convert it into an oxide network.; the term is most likely to be applied to a step in the preparation of a catalyst.;
Origin ID : C00773;
See also
Heating to high temperatures in air or oxygen.
