What is High Grade Carbon Black?
Carbon Black is made up of tiny particles that are mostly carbon. It’s a fine black powder that helps make a lot of the objects we use every day stronger, brighter, and last longer. High Grade Carbon Black is a kind of black carbon that is used for certain purposes. It’s employed in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), poly-carbonate urethane (PCU), and plastics, among other things.
What is High Grade Carbon Black?
Carbon Black is made up of tiny particles that are mostly carbon. It’s a fine black powder that helps make a lot of the objects we use every day stronger, brighter, and last longer. High Grade Carbon Black is a kind of black carbon that is used for certain purposes. It’s employed in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), poly-carbonate urethane (PCU), and plastics, among other things.
Production Method of Carbon Black
When heavy petroleum compounds like FCC tar, coal tar, or ethylene cracking tar are incompletely burnt, carbon black is produced. Carbon black is a para-crystalline carbon that is less dense than activated carbon but has a greater surface-area-to-volume ratio. This method produces carbon black by partly combusting petroleum or coal oil as a raw material in high-temperature gases. This is the most popular process for producing carbon black, which is utilized in a variety of applications ranging from rubber reinforcement to coloring.
Chemical Analysis of Carbon Black Powder
Carbon black powder contains more than 88.18% of carbon.
| Contents (Detail) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Loss on Ignition as Carbon | 88.18% |
| Moisture at 110 C | 1.36% |
| Silica (SiO2) | 5.00% |
| Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) | 0.970% |
| Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) | 1.343% |
| Magnesium Oxide (MgO) | 1.200% |
| Calcium Oxide (CaO) | 1.400% |
| Sodium Oxide (Na2O) | 0.236% |
| Potassium Oxide (K2O) | 0.128% |
Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) Laboratory has performed the chemical analysis of carbon black.
Applications of Carbon Black
Carbon black has traditionally been used in tires as a strengthening material. Carbon black’s uses have extended to include pigmentation, UV stabilization, and conductive agents in a variety of daily and specialty high-performance items, including:
Tires
Carbon Black is used as a filler as well as a strengthening or reinforcing agent in rubber. It is utilized in inner liners, carcasses, sidewalls, and treads for numerous types of tires, with varying varieties dependent on specific performance needs.
Rubber Reinforcement
Carbon black is a rubber-reinforcing ingredient that may be found in a variety of rubber products. It’s utilized in the soles of shoes, automotive rubber components (including sealing systems, high-pressure hoses, belts, gaskets, seals, and anti-vibration parts), industrial rubber goods, membrane roofing, and other demanding applications. Carbon Black offers reinforcement and boosts resilience, tear strength, conductivity, and other physical qualities in these applications.
Plastics
Carbon blacks are now widely used in products such as refuse sacks, industrial bags, photographic containers, agriculture mulch film, stretch wrap, and thermoplastic molding applications for automotive, electrical/electronics, household appliances, and blow-molded containers for conductive packaging, films, fibers, moldings, pipes, and semi conductive cable compounds.
Paint & Color
Deep jet-black paints are made from carbon black. Black pigments with the maximum jetness and a blue undertone are required in the automobile sector. Carbon black has a strong coloring strength when compared to other colorants.
Pigmentation
Carbon black has a strong hue, is heat stable, and may be used to color plastics and films. The particle size and the structure’s interaction with light are thought to cause this feature. It may also be used as a pigment in heat-molded plastics, vehicle fenders, electrical wire coatings, and other items.
Preventative Measures Against Ultraviolet Damage
The absorption of UV light by carbon black is good. UV deterioration is prevented by adding carbon black to other materials.
Conductive Components & Electric Equipment
Carbon black is utilized as a component in magnetic tapes and semiconductors because of its great conductive characteristics.
Coatings with Exceptional Performance
Carbon Blacks are used in a variety of coating applications, including automotive (primer base-coats and clear coats), marine, aerospace, ornamental, wood, and industrial coatings, to offer pigmentation, conductivity, and UV protection.
Printing Inks & Toners
Carbon blacks improve formulas and provide a wide range of color options to fulfill specific color needs. It’s used as newspaper ink, ink-jet toner, and a variety of other things.