calcination
[ kăl′sə-nā′shən ]
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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How to use calcination in a sentence
On calcination and subsequent lixiviation it yields ordinary alum.
Oxide of copper which has been used may be again utilised after calcination.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe stirrer should not be removed till the calcination is finished.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe lead salt might be regenerated by calcination, and again converted into acetate.
Consequently, in such cases, it should be removed by calcination unless it is known that its presence will not interfere.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
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