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EC number: 215-609-9 | CAS number: 1333-86-4
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- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
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- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
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- Exposure related observations in humans
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Identification
- Display Name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
Type of Substance
- Composition:
- mono-constituent substance
- Origin:
- element
Substance Identifiers open all close all
Compositions
Boundary Composition(s) open all close all
- State Form:
- solid: nanoform
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
Characterisation of nanoforms
- Type of information reported:
- set of nanoforms
- Name of set of nanoforms:
- Agregation of nanoform
Cross-reference
- Reason / purpose:
- justification for reporting set of similar nanoforms
Shape
Shape description
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
- Shape:
- spherical
- Pure shape:
- yes
- Range:
- >= 95 - <= 100 %
Particle size distribution and range
Particle size distribution and range
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
Percentileopen allclose all
- Percentile:
- D10
- Range:
- > 6 - < 71 nm
- Percentile:
- D50
- Range:
- > 7 - < 101 nm
- Percentile:
- D90
- Range:
- > 21 - < 178 nm
- Additional information:
- Carbon black is an engineered material, primarily composed of elemental carbon, obtained from the partial combustion or thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons. It exists as aggregates of aciniform morphology (i.e. shaped like a cluster of grapes) which are composed of spheroidal primary particles. While the fundamental building block of carbon black is the primary particle, these never exist in isolation, but are strongly fused by covalent bonds into aggregate. The primary particles are thus conceptual in nature since once the aggregate is formed the primary particles no longer exist as discrete entities and have no physical boundaries among them. Once produced, individual aggregates join together by van der Waals forces to form agglomerates. Agglomerates do not break down into smaller components unless adequate force is applied (for example, shear force). Primary particle and aggregate sizes are distributional properties and vary depending on the carbon black grade. Transmission electron micrographs demonstrate that while primary particle and aggregate sizes vary greatly within a given grade of carbon black, the primary particle size is essentially uniform within an individual aggregate.
- Fraction of constituent particles in the size range 1-100 nm:
- >= 50 - <= 100 %
Crystallinity
Structures
- Structure:
- amorphous
- Name:
- amorphous carbon black
- Pure structure:
- yes
- Range:
- >= 99.9 - <= 100 %
Specific surface area
- Range of specific surface area:
- >= 21 - < 1 200 m²/g
Surface functionalisation / treatment
- Surface treatment applied:
- no
- Does the set contain both treated and non-surface treated nanoforms?:
- no
Legal Entity Composition(s) open all close all
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
- State Form:
- solid: particulate/powder
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
- State Form:
- solid: nanoform
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
Characterisation of nanoforms
- Type of information reported:
- set of nanoforms
- Name of set of nanoforms:
- Carbon black (solid: nanoform, no surface treatment)_SET_2
Shape
Shape description
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
- Shape:
- spherical
- Pure shape:
- yes
- Range:
- 100 %
Particle size distribution and range
Particle size distribution and range
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
Percentileopen allclose all
- Percentile:
- D10
- Range:
- > 7 - < 71 nm
- Percentile:
- D50
- Range:
- >= 18 - < 55 nm
- Percentile:
- D90
- Range:
- >= 21 - < 178 nm
- Additional information:
- Carbon black is an engineered material, primarily composed of elemental carbon, obtained from the partial combustion or thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons. It exists as aggregates of aciniform morphology (i.e. shaped like a cluster of grapes) which are composed of spheroidal primary particles. While the fundamental building block of carbon black is the primary particle, they never exist in isolation, but are strongly fused by covalent bonds into aggregate. The primary particles are thus conceptual in nature since once the aggregate is formed the primary particles no longer exist as discrete entities and have no physical boundaries among them. Once produced, individual aggregates join together by van der Waals forces to form agglomerates. Agglomerates do not break down into smaller components unless adequate force is applied (for example, shear force). Primary particle and aggregate sizes are distributional properties and vary depending on the carbon black grade. Transmission electron micrographs demonstrate that while primary particle and aggregate sizes vary greatly within a given grade of carbon black, the primary particle size is essentially uniform within an individual aggregate.
Post-production, some carbon blacks are subjected to oxidative after-treatment. The treatment augments the level of already present acidic and polar oxides on the surface of carbon black (Carboxyl, Phenol, Lactol, Ouinone, Ketone, Anhydrid, Lactone). These functional groups renders these forms more hydrophilic in comparison to the corresponding virgin non-oxidized form; meaning that the carbon black particles becomes better dispersible and wettable in polar solutions but are still completely insoluble. Surface treatment does not affect the morphological features i.e. primary particles, aggregates, and agglomerates of carbon black. - Fraction of constituent particles in the size range 1-100 nm:
- > 50 - < 100 %
Crystallinity
Structures
- Structure:
- amorphous
- Name:
- amorphous carbon black
- Pure structure:
- yes
- Range:
- 100 %
- Crystal system:
- not applicable
Specific surface area
- Range of specific surface area:
- >= 28 - < 292 m²/g
Surface functionalisation / treatment
- Surface treatment applied:
- no
- Does the set contain both treated and non-surface treated nanoforms?:
- no
- State Form:
- solid: nanoform
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
Characterisation of nanoforms
- Type of information reported:
- set of nanoforms
- Name of set of nanoforms:
- Carbon black (solid: nanoform, surface treated)_SET_3
Shape
Shape description
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
- Shape:
- spherical
- Pure shape:
- yes
- Range:
- 100 %
Particle size distribution and range
Particle size distribution and range
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
Percentileopen allclose all
- Percentile:
- D10
- Range:
- > 3 - < 43 nm
- Percentile:
- D50
- Range:
- >= 7 - < 87 nm
- Percentile:
- D90
- Range:
- >= 15 - < 178 nm
- Additional information:
- Carbon black is an engineered material, primarily composed of elemental carbon, obtained from the partial combustion or thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons. It exists as aggregates of aciniform morphology (i.e. shaped like a cluster of grapes) which are composed of spheroidal primary particles. While the fundamental building block of carbon black is the primary particle, they never exist in isolation, but are strongly fused by covalent bonds into aggregate. The primary particles are thus conceptual in nature since once the aggregate is formed the primary particles no longer exist as discrete entities and have no physical boundaries among them. Once produced, individual aggregates join together by van der Waals forces to form agglomerates. Agglomerates do not break down into smaller components unless adequate force is applied (for example, shear force). Primary particle and aggregate sizes are distributional properties and vary depending on the carbon black grade. Transmission electron micrographs demonstrate that while primary particle and aggregate sizes vary greatly within a given grade of carbon black, the primary particle size is essentially uniform within an individual aggregate.
Post-production, some carbon blacks are subjected to oxidative after-treatment. The treatment augments the level of already present acidic and polar oxides on the surface of carbon black (Carboxyl, Phenol, Lactol, Ouinone, Ketone, Anhydrid, Lactone). These functional groups renders these forms more hydrophilic in comparison to the corresponding virgin non-oxidized form; meaning that the carbon black particles becomes better dispersible and wettable in polar solutions but are still completely insoluble. Surface treatment does not affect the morphological features i.e. primary particles, aggregates, and agglomerates of carbon black. - Fraction of constituent particles in the size range 1-100 nm:
- > 50 - <= 100 %
Crystallinity
Structures
- Structure:
- amorphous
- Name:
- amorphous carbon black
- Pure structure:
- yes
- Range:
- 100 %
- Crystal system:
- not applicable
Specific surface area
- Range of specific surface area:
- >= 35 - < 110 m²/g
Surface functionalisation / treatment
- Surface treatment applied:
- yes
- Does the set contain both treated and non-surface treated nanoforms?:
- no
- State Form:
- solid: nanoform
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
Characterisation of nanoforms
- Type of information reported:
- set of nanoforms
- Name of set of nanoforms:
- Carbon black (solid: nanoform, no surface treatment)_SET_1
Shape
Shape description
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
- Shape:
- spherical
- Pure shape:
- yes
- Range:
- 100 %
Particle size distribution and range
Particle size distribution and range
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
Percentileopen allclose all
- Percentile:
- D10
- Range:
- > 7 - < 71 nm
- Percentile:
- D50
- Range:
- >= 26 - < 46 nm
- Percentile:
- D90
- Range:
- >= 21 - < 178 nm
- Additional information:
- Carbon balck is an engineered material, primarily composed of elemental carbon, obtained from the partial combustion or thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons. It exists as aggregates of aciniform morphology (i.e. shaped like a cluster of grapes) which are composed of spheroidal primary particles. While the fundamental building block of carbon black is the primary particle, they never exist in isolation, but are strongly fused by covalent bonds into aggregate. The primary particles are thus conceptual in nature since once the aggregate is formed the primary particles no longer exist as discrete entities and have no physical boundaries among them. Once produced, individual aggregates join together by van der Waals forces to form agglomerates. Agglomerates do not break down into smaller components unless adequate force is applied (for example, shear force). Primary particle and aggregate sizes are distributional properties and vary depending on the carbon black grade. Transmission electron micrographs demonstrate that while primary particle and aggregate sizes vary greatly within a given grade of carbon black, the primary particle size is essentially uniform within an individual aggregate.
Post-production, some carbon blacks are subjected to oxidative after-treatment. The treatment augments the level of already present acidic and polar oxides on the surface of carbon black (Carboxyl, Phenol, Lactol, Ouinone, Ketone, Anhydrid, Lactone). These functional groups renders these forms more hydrophilic in comparison to the corresponding virgin non-oxidized form; meaning that the carbon black particles becomes better dispersible and wettable in polar solutions but are still completely insoluble. Surface treatment does not affect the morphological features i.e. primary particles, aggregates, and agglomerates of carbon black. - Fraction of constituent particles in the size range 1-100 nm:
- > 50 - <= 100 %
Crystallinity
Structures
- Structure:
- amorphous
- Name:
- amorphous carbon black
- Pure structure:
- yes
- Range:
- 100 %
- Crystal system:
- not applicable
Specific surface area
- Range of specific surface area:
- >= 24 - < 149 m²/g
Surface functionalisation / treatment
- Surface treatment applied:
- no
- Does the set contain both treated and non-surface treated nanoforms?:
- no
- State Form:
- solid: particulate/powder
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
- State Form:
- solid: particulate/powder
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
Nanoform
Nanoform |
- State Form:
- solid: nanoform
Constituent 1
- Reference substance name:
- Carbon black
- EC Number:
- 215-609-9
- EC Name:
- Carbon black
- CAS Number:
- 1333-86-4
- Molecular formula:
- C
- IUPAC Name:
- carbon
Characterisation of nanoforms
- Type of information reported:
- set of nanoforms
- Name of set of nanoforms:
- Aggregation of nano form
Shape
Shape description
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
- Shape:
- spherical
- Pure shape:
- yes
- Range:
- > 96 - <= 100 %
Particle size distribution and range
Particle size distribution and range
- Shape category:
- spheroidal
Percentileopen allclose all
- Percentile:
- D10
- Range:
- >= 6 - <= 48 nm
- Percentile:
- D50
- Range:
- >= 10 - <= 75 nm
- Percentile:
- D90
- Range:
- >= 21 - <= 100 nm
- Fraction of constituent particles in the size range 1-100 nm:
- >= 50 - <= 100 %
Crystallinity
Structures
- Structure:
- amorphous
- Name:
- Amorphous
- Pure structure:
- yes
- Typical composition:
- ca. 100 %
Specific surface area
- Range of specific surface area:
- >= 30 - <= 550 m²/g
Surface functionalisation / treatment
- Surface treatment applied:
- no
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