10. Glossary

Thermal analysis

A technique for measuring, as a function of time or temperature, the mass and heat flux of a sample heated or cooled according to a specific temperature program.

Flash calcination; flash calcination

Rapid heat treatment (a few seconds) of powdered materials.

Dehydroxylation; dehydroxylation

Loss of structural hydroxyls.

X-ray diffraction; X ray diffraction

Structural technique for identifying the mineralogy and crystallinity of a material.

Humidité relative; relative humidity

Also known as the hygrometric degree, this quantity corresponds to the ratio of the pressure of the water vapor contained in the air to the vapor pressure at the same temperature....