Definition
graphitization
noun
- the process of converting a material (especially carbon or a carbon-containing substance) into graphite or a graphite-like form
Usage: technical; materials science
Examples
- The graphitization of coal at high temperatures produces a crystalline carbon structure.
- Industrial graphitization requires careful control of temperature and pressure.
- The graphitization process is essential in the manufacture of graphite electrodes.
- Researchers studied the graphitization of amorphous carbon films.
- Thermal graphitization converts disordered carbon into ordered graphite layers.