carbon black
noun
: any of various colloidal black substances consisting wholly or principally of carbon obtained usually as soot and used especially in tires and as pigments
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But through Billabong’s partnership with Bolder Industries, old neoprene is processed, extracting a type of recycled carbon black known as Bolder Black.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Pigment concerns Studies have found that carbon black, the primary black pigment used in tattooing, can be contaminated with some of the same cancer-causing molecules found in car exhaust and cigarette smoke.
—John Swierk, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
During the day, the carbon black particles absorb sunlight and heat up quickly.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023
Turning the excess heat into electricity The aerogel has produced freshwater, but what about the extra heat generated by the carbon black particles during desorption?
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023
An open-source paper from 2015 looks at carbon black in polyurethane paint for radar absorption.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
The largest and arguably most problematic user of carbon black is the tire industry, which buys carbon black in powder form to use as a filler alongside natural rubber and synthetic polymers.
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
But carbon black also degrades the structural integrity of the cement.
—Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
Other stealth coatings used carbon black – fine particles of carbon, really the same as soot – to achieve the same effect.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Pigment concerns Studies have found that carbon black, the primary black pigment used in tattooing, can be contaminated with some of the same cancer-causing molecules found in car exhaust and cigarette smoke.
—John Swierk, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
During the day, the carbon black particles absorb sunlight and heat up quickly.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023
Turning the excess heat into electricity The aerogel has produced freshwater, but what about the extra heat generated by the carbon black particles during desorption?
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023
An open-source paper from 2015 looks at carbon black in polyurethane paint for radar absorption.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
The largest and arguably most problematic user of carbon black is the tire industry, which buys carbon black in powder form to use as a filler alongside natural rubber and synthetic polymers.
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
But carbon black also degrades the structural integrity of the cement.
—Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
Other stealth coatings used carbon black – fine particles of carbon, really the same as soot – to achieve the same effect.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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