The most recent Ceresana report concerning the world market for carbon black shows that this important industrial base material is still mainly produced by incomplete combustion of fossil raw materials, most often from heavy petroleum fractions. The current market report predicts that the demand for carbon black will rise to 17 million tons per year by 2030
Read MoreMonolith manufactures an environmentally friendly carbon black that results in two tons less CO2 emitted for every ton of carbon black produced. This carbon black has the same physical and colloidal properties as the incumbent furnace black, a process that was developed approximately 80 years ago. Monolith carbon black is manufactured using natural gas and renewable electricity, as opposed to pyrolysis fuel oil (PFO), so the product is a cleaner, more pure form of carbon black which is either a drop-in replacement for furnace black or very close in performance in rubber compounds. This article will explain the environmental advantage and present the physical properties as well as the performance data in rubber for Monolith’s new to the market plasma carbon black.
Read MoreA wide variety of rubber compositions is used in the tire industry. The base elastomers that are commonly used consist of blends of natural rubber (NR), butadiene rubber (BR) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). It is apparent that the utilization of rubber without filler does not provide good properties for any application.
Therefore, filler is used to impart better properties to rubber products, with carbon black or silica used commercially. Other ingredients with different functionalities are also incorporated into rubber compounds, depending on the application; i.e., softeners, vulcanizing agents, accelerators, activators, retarders and antidegradants.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are present as impurities in the raw materials used for rubber
and plastic compounding, particularly in carbon black and extender oils. PAHs have the potential to cause
adverse health effects, and while there is confirmation that these chemicals are not bioavailable once
compounded into goods, the in-place legislation regulates the PAHs in raw and/or final materials (refs. 1-
3). Given these regulatory requirements, it is advantageous to make low PAH products available to the industry; in particular, for consumer rubber goods.
Carbon black has remained a key ingredient in the several industries ranging from the automobile to printing sector. However, an increasing demand for high-tech products is currently asking for more innovation in the global market. The increasing requirement for specialty carbon black is growing constantly as the consumers preference are constantly changing. The global specialty carbon black market is projected to exhibit an impressive CAGR of 4.5% during the mentioned period of forecast of 2019 to 2027.
Read MoreThe global carbon black market foreseen to gather the valuation of US$ 23.9 Bn by the end of 2026, emphasizes a new study published by Transparency Market Research (TMR). The study underlines that market will develop at over 4% CAGR during the forecast period 2018–2026. This market growth can be attributed to increased utilization of carbon black as a strengthening and performance agent in varied rubber products
Read MoreAccording to the ChemAnalyst report, “Carbon Black Market Analysis: Plant Capacity, Production, Operating Efficiency, Technology, Demand and Supply, End-User Industries, Distribution Channel, Regional Demand, 2015-2030,” the carbon black market observed a promising demand in the past five years and is predicted to reach 27.21 million tons by 2030, along with a healthy CAGR of 4.82 percent in the next ten years, owing to their applications in automobile tires, industrial rubber products, printing inks and toners, belts and hoses, paints and coatings, and others.
Read MoreOrion Engineered Carbons S.A. has partnered with RISE Research Institutes of Sweden in a project to develop and produce renewable carbon black. This collaboration represents an important step towards more climate-neutral carbon black production by replacing traditional carbon black feedstock with pyrolysis oil from biomass oil. Orion plans to convert the biomass oil into carbon black using its small-scale furnace reactor in Kalscheuren, Germany and will explore ways to upscale the process to match market demands. Additionally, using a pilot-scale reactor at its site in Piteå, Sweden, RISE will evaluate the use of electrofuels, such as plasma or hydrogen from electrolysis, as sustainable heat sources for the carbon black process.
Read MoreEpsilon Carbon Private Limited (ECPL) has established India’s first integrated carbon black complex located in Bellary, Karnataka. With a capacity of 115,000 tons per year (TPA), the carbon black Unit has successfully commissioned its operations and is already running close to its full capacity. The integrated facility produces both tread and carcass grades of ASTM carbon blacks for tire, non-tire rubber and plastic masterbatch partners globally.
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