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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There was a period, some 20 years or so ago, when manufacturers replaced carbon black, a very conductive material used to stiffen rubber tires, with a different stiffener called silica.

Ray Magliotti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022 The carbon solidifies into a product called carbon black.

Ed Ballard, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022 But instead of burning gas to make hydrogen and carbon dioxide, the process uses electricity to generate heat in a reactor and turn methane into carbon black—a product that can be sold for uses such as making tire filler—and hydrogen.

Ed Ballard, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022 Not to mention, the water- and splash-resistant earbuds come in five stylish colors: carbon black, electric blue, flare red, rose gold, and frost white.

Lydia Mansel, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022 People still love dark granite (jet mist, carbon black), but aren't liking the blotchy spotty granites, which is most others.

Kaitlin Kemp, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2022 The company recently announced a partnership with Newcastle University in the U.K. to undertake a study over the next 18 months into the characterisation and enhancement of Wastefront’s recovered carbon black (rCB).

Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 The company is actively researching a range of solutions to support the recycling of materials from end-of-life tires and promote the replacement of non-renewable materials such as oil, silica, and virgin carbon black in new tires.

Maury Brown, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Contain carbon black in its nano form Elise Brisco, OD, CCH, integrative optometrist and clinical homeopath, says yes, overall, magnetic lashes are safe to use around the eyes.

Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2022 See More

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