Carbonation

Carbonation denotes:

• in soil science the formation and accumulation of calcium carbonate in the soil, see carbonation (soil)
• the chemical transformation of minerals through reaction with carbonic acid, see carbonic acid weathering
  • especially in construction the undesired conversion of calcium hydroxide (portlandite) in reinforced concrete into calcium carbonate (calcite), see carbonation (concrete)

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.