Term: non-graphitizable carbon
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04194

Definition:
A non-graphitic carbon which cannot be transformed into graphitic carbon solely by high-temperature treatment up to 3300 K under atmospheric pressure or lower pressure.

Note: The term non-graphitizable is limited to the result of heat treatment without additional influence of foreign matter or @N04116@ radiation. Non-@G02690@ can be transformed into @G02689@ by a high-temperature process via intermediate @D01806@ in foreign matter and @P04795@ under high pressure or by radiation damage.

Related Terms:
1) neutron (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04116).
2) graphitizable carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02690).
3) graphitic carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02689).
4) dissolution (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01806).
5) precipitation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04795).
6) non-graphitic carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04193).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 498 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

Citation: 'non-graphitizable 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.N04194

License: The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) for individual terms.

Disclaimer: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is continuously reviewing and, where needed, updating terms in the Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the IUPAC Gold Book). Users of these terms are encouraged to include the version of a term with its use and to check regularly for updates to term definitions that you are using.