Carbon Black Pigment play a crucial role in a range of products including Plastics, Printing Inks, Adhesives and Sealants, Paints and Coatings. Beyond tinting and color, furnace black, gas black and lamp black pigments can also impart other desired performance properties such as UV protection, conductivity and special effects. A few specialty applications for Carbon Black Pigments include: lithium ion batteries, non-impact printing, paper, PVC pipe, non-woven and metallurgy.
Properties and Industries
Carbon Black Pigments have a number of advantages compared to black organic dyes:
· Color stability
· Solvent resistance
· Acid and alkaline resistance
· Thermal stability
· High hiding power
These Carbon Black Pigments are widely used in the industries of:
· Printing Inks
· Paints and Coatings
· Plastics
· Fibre
· Paper
· Construction
Nomenclature
The classification system identifies four groups:
· High Color (HC)
· Medium Color (MC)
· Regular Color (RC)
· Low Color (LC)
The third letter refers to the manufacturing process:
· Furnace Black (F)
· Gas Black (G)
