How is carbon black obtained ?

How is carbon black obtained ?

[amp_mcq option1=”By heating wood at high temperature in absence of air” option2=”By heating coal at high temperature in absence of air” option3=”By burning hydrocarbons in a limited supply of air” option4=”By heating coal at high temperature in presence of air” correct=”option3″]

This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-1 – 2018
Carbon black is obtained by the incomplete combustion or thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons in a limited supply of air.
Methods like the furnace black process or channel black process involve burning hydrocarbon feedstock (like natural gas or oil) with insufficient oxygen, leading to the formation of fine carbon particles (soot), which is collected as carbon black.
Heating wood or coal at high temperatures in the absence of air are processes like pyrolysis or carbonization, which yield charcoal and coke, respectively. These are different forms of carbon and processes.
Exit mobile version