https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00894
The
transformation
of non-graphitic carbon
into graphite
by heat treatment in the presence of certain metals or minerals.Note:
Catalytic
Catalytic
graphitization
gives a fixed degree of graphitization
at lower temperature and/or for a shorter heat treatment time than in the absence of the catalytic additives (or a higher degree of graphitization
at fixed heat treatment conditions). Often it involves dissolution
of carbon
and precipitation
of graphite
at the catalyst
particles so that non-graphitizing carbons can be graphitized by this procedure.