| Title: | Alkalinization |
| Original Title: | Alkalisation |
| Volume and Page: | Vol. 1 (1751), p. 276 |
| Author: | Unknown |
| Translator: | Collin Monahan [Practical Political Consulting, Inc.] |
| Subject terms: |
Chemistry
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| Citation (MLA): | "Alkalinization." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Collin Monahan. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2011. Web. [fill in today's date in the form 18 Apr. 2009 and remove square brackets]. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0001.677>. Trans. of "Alkalisation," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 1. Paris, 1751. |
| Citation (Chicago): | "Alkalinization." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Collin Monahan. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0001.677 (accessed [fill in today's date in the form April 18, 2009 and remove square brackets]). Originally published as "Alkalisation," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 1:276 (Paris, 1751). |
Alkalinization is the process by which a substance, whether solid or liquid, is given the property of alkalinity . For example, the alkalinization of saltpeter, which being a neutral salt is neither acidic nor alkaline , proceeds by fixation with carbon. Following this operation, the saltpeter is an alkali .
It is also possible to alkalinize an acidic salt, for example tartaric acid, which upon calcination becomes alkaline . See Tartaric.