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calcine
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cal·cine (kl-sn, klsn)
v.
To heat a substance to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point, causing loss of moisture, reduction, or oxidation and the decomposition of carbonates and other compounds.


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The thermal sand removal system (TSR) serves three functions--it burns off the sand from the casting, calcines the sand for reuse and provides a solution heat treatment to the casting.
Alcoa produces commodity hydrates and calcines -- the materials necessary for producing alumina-based chemicals.
Here, they are reclaimed in an automatic system that delumps, calcines and blends new sand and clay before conveying the reclaimed sand back to the molding rooms.
 
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