Term: colloidal carbon
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01173

Definition:
A particulate carbon with particle sizes below ca.1000 nm in at least one dimension.

Note: @C01172@ carbon exists in several morphologically distinct forms.

Related Terms:
1) colloidal (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01172).
2) particulate carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04433).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 486 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

Citation: 'colloidal carbon' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01173

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