Baking

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001101",
  "term": "Baking",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A heat treatment process applied to carbonaceous materials, particularly carbon mixes, to convert a binder material into binder coke. This process typically involves heating to temperatures between 800 °C and 1300 °C in an inert atmosphere. Baking increases the mechanical strength and electrical conductivity of the carbon artifact by carbonizing the binder.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "binder",
    "carbon",
    "carbon mix",
    "coal tar pitch",
    "petroleum pitch"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 477 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/baking/"
}