Is Carbon Black a Dangerous Good? Is it flammable or explosive?

last edited:March 24,2023   

  Many people think that carbon black is a dangerous product when they hear carbon black. In fact, carbon black is not a dangerous product. This national document clearly states that the dangerous category of carbon black is not listed. So it can be determined that carbon black is not a dangerous product, let alone a dangerous chemical, so why is it said that carbon black is not a dangerous product? When carbon black is exported, is carbon black a dangerous product or a general product? Is carbon black a dangerous chemical? ? The following editor will analyze it.

  Is carbon black dangerous?

  At this point, we must explain to everyone that carbon black is not a dangerous product, nor is it a hazardous chemical (hazardous chemical), so you can use it with confidence. Moreover, carbon black is not flammable and explosive, but carbon black leakage will cause certain pollution and is difficult to clean up. Therefore, various procedures will be required when carbon black is shipped by sea, and even many shipping companies do not want to accept carbon black.

  Why is carbon black not classified as dangerous goods

  Dangerous goods are mainly flammable, explosive, highly corrosive, poisonous and other items in general. And carbon black is not within this range, so carbon black is not a dangerous product, which is mainly explained by the following aspects:

  Carbon black is not flammable

  Carbon black is a product obtained by incomplete combustion or thermal decomposition under the condition of insufficient air. In the production process, it sometimes reaches hundreds of degrees Celsius, so carbon black is not flammable at room temperature, even at 100 degrees Celsius, carbon black will not burn, so carbon black is not flammable.

  Carbon black is not an explosive product

  If carbon black is explosive, wouldn't it be very dangerous to produce, and the early carbon black refers to the black ash formed by people burning animal and vegetable oils, pine branches, and collecting fire smoke, which is used to prepare ink and black pigments. So carbon black is not explosive.

  Carbon black is not strongly corrosive

  The so-called corrosive items must be packaged in specific packaging, and the packaging of carbon black is usually made of kraft paper, which is not within the scope of packaging of corrosive items. It can be seen that carbon black is not strongly corrosive.

  carbon black is not toxic

  The main chemical component of carbon black is C, which is carbon. The element carbon is very stable and non-toxic, so carbon black is not a toxic substance.

  From the above points, you can see that carbon black is not a dangerous product, let alone a hazardous chemical. However, carbon black is a black pigment, which has the functions of coloring, reinforcement, and conductivity, and is often used in industries such as rubber, ink, paint, and coatings. Moreover, a lot of carbon black is in powder form. Once the packaging bag is damaged, it is easy to cause pollution. All carbon black must be handled with care in the process of handling.