Term: particulate carbon
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04433

Definition:
A carbon material consisting of separated monolithic particles.

Note: Distinctions should be made between coarse particulate carbon or @G02682@ (larger than about 100 µm, but smaller than about 1 cm in average size), fine particulate carbon or powder or flour (between 1 and 100 µm in average size) and @C01173@ (below approximately 1 µm in size in at least one direction), e.g. @C00824@ and @C01173@.

Related Terms:
1) granular carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02682).
2) colloidal carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01173).
3) carbon blacks (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00824).
4) carbon material (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00841).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 499 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

Citation: 'particulate 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.P04433

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