Term: calcination
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00773

Definition:
Heating to high temperatures in air or oxygen.

Notes:
0) The term is most likely to be applied to a step in the preparation of a @C00876@.
1) In @S05727@-@G02600@ processing the term applies to the heating of a @P04742@ containing metal compounds to convert it into an @OT07569@.
2) Modified from previous definition. The definition proposed here is more explicit about the elevated temperatures that are required.

Related Terms:
1) catalyst (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00876).
2) sol (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05727).
3) gel (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02600).
4) polymer network (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04742).
5) oxide network (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.OT07569).

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 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

Citation: 'calcination' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00773

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