Sanakirja.org

(petrochemistry) A fine black powder of amorphous carbon manufactured by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or oil, and used as a pigment in the manufacture of ink and paint. Used as a filler in rubber and rubber-like polymers, it helps prevent deterioration by ultraviolet rays.

Other names – Acetylene black – Channel black – Furnace black – Lamp black – Thermal black – C.I. Pigment Black 6 – CAS Number – 1333-86-4 – 3D model (JSmol) – Interactive image – ECHA InfoCard – 100.014.191 – EC Number – 215-609-9 – E number – E152 (colours) – UNII – 4XYU5U00C4 – CompTox Dashboard (EPA) – DTXSID7051216 – SMILES – C – Chemical formula – C – Molar mass – 12.011 g·mol−1 – Appearance – Black solid – Density – 1.8–2.1 g/cm³ (20 °C) – Solubility in water – Practically insoluble – LD₅₀ (median dose) – > 15400 mg/kg (oral rat) – 3000 mg/kg (dermal, rabbit) – Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

(petrochemistry) A fine black powder of amorphous carbon manufactured by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or oil, and used as a pigment in the manufacture of ink and paint. Used as a filler in rubber and rubber-like polymers, it helps prevent deterioration by ultraviolet rays.

Worker at carbon black plant, 1942

(petrochemistry) A fine black powder of amorphous carbon manufactured by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or oil, and used as a pigment in the manufacture of ink and paint. Used as a filler in rubber and rubber-like polymers, it helps prevent deterioration by ultraviolet rays.

The generic structure of carbon black