Evaluating the changes of properties of acarbon black (Miike Gosei Carbon Black #20) which was graphitized at 1600°C-2500°C by the kryptol furnace method, following results were obtained.
As the heating temperature arises-
(1) Amount of ash, volatile matter and acetone extractive.…Decreases.
(2) Amount of Iodine adsorption.…No obvious change.
(3) Specific gravity.…Up to 1800°C arises and after that no obvious change.
(4) Ignition temperature.…Ditto.
(5) Electric resistance.…Up to 1600°C decreases, from then up to 1800°C increases and after that gradually decreases.
(6) Shape of particle.…At 1600°C edges appear and from 1800°C those edges become sharper and more numerous.
(7) Diameter and surface area of particle.…No obvious change.
(8) Lattice constant and size of crystallite.…Up to 2500°C lattice constant a increases very slightly (within 0.8%) and c decreases more sensitively. Size of crystallite (La, Lc) increases rapidly up to 1800°C but after that rather slowly.
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