Lampblack

Name:
Lampblack
Detailed information:
A black or gray pigment made by burning low-grade heavy oils or similar carbonaceous materials with insufficient air and in a closed system such that the soot can be collected in settling chambers.

Properties:

Markedly different from carbon black. Strongly hydrophobic. Nonflammable.

Use:

Black pigment for cements, ceramic ware, mortar, inks, linoleum, surface coatings, crayons, polishes, carbon paper, soap, etc.; ingredient of insulating compositions, liquid-air explosives, matches, fertilizer, furnace lutes, lubricating compositions, carbon brushes; reagent in cementation of steel.

See Carbon Black.