calcination

American  

[kal-sin-ay-shuhn] / ˌkæl sɪnˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

calcinations

1. the process or result of calcining.

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calcination Scientific  

/ kăl′sə-nā′shən /

1. The process of heating a substance to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point, causing loss of moisture, reduction or oxidation, and dissociation into simpler substances. The term was originally applied to the method of driving off carbon dioxide from limestone to obtain lime (calcium oxide). Calcination is also used to extract metals from ores.

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Example Sentences

The emissions start with mining raw materials such as limestone and crushing it to prepare for a process called calcination.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2021

MFI nanosheets on Si wafer were then rubbed by cotton fabric to detach the seeds, followed by additional calcination under identical conditions to remove any organic contamination.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2017

He had given a simple explanation of the process of calcination, and had proved, by accurate experiments, that this explanation was certainly true in some cases.

From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)

In the essay of ores, and in all the common operations of the laboratory, the calcination or oxydation of metals is usually performed in a dish of baked clay, Pl.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

The term oxydation or calcination is chiefly used to signify the process by which metals exposed to a certain degree of heat are converted into oxyds, by absorbing oxygen from the air.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine