Carbon Black is a fine black powder composed mostly of elemental carbon in the form of colloidal particles that is produced by incomplete combustion or thermal decomposition of gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons under controlled conditions. The Carbon Black is almost pure elemental carbon and has been effectively used as a reinforcing filler in rubber products and as a black pigment in inks and paints that is produced about 8 million metric tons, approximately 90% of carbon black is used in rubber applications, 9% as a pigment, and the remaining 1% as an essential ingredient in hundreds of diverse applications.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Plant and Process Unit; Element and Substance
