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calcinationRefers to a heat treatment where a solid chemical compound is raised to a high temperature (without melting) under restricted supply of oxygen to remove impurities, volatile substances, and/or to cause thermal breakdown. Commonly used to remove carbon from limestone to yield calcium oxide (quicklime) for cement, and remove carbon from magnesium carbonate to yield magnesium oxide. | calcinationRefers to a heat treatment where a solid chemical compound is raised to a high temperature without melting under restricted supply of oxygen usually to remove impurities or volatile substances and/or to cause thermal breakdown. Most commonly used to remove carbon from limestone to yield calcium oxide (quicklime) used to make cement. |