Pelletized products are easier to store, handle and convey than fluffy carbon blacks. They are cleaner to handle and produce fewer housekeeping problems because they are less dusty. Pellets are also less expensive than the corresponding fluffy carbon black. The major drawback to the use of pelleted grades is that they are more difficult to disperse than the corresponding fluffy carbon black.
The decision to use a fluffy carbon black is generally made because available equipment is inadequate to disperse pellets. Pigment Carbon black
