sooting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of soot

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of covering or dressing with soot.

   “However, for some catalysts an accelerated aging was used which involved eight consecutive sootings at an inlet temperature of 370°C for three hours each followed by a regeneration during which the inlet temperature was increased to 650°C for 15 minutes.”