How to Use carbon black in a Sentence

carbon black

noun
  • An open-source paper from 2015 looks at carbon black in polyurethane paint for radar absorption.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • So, being able to use food wastes to reduce the amount of carbon black needed could lower costs.
    Randy Rieland, Smithsonian, 15 Mar. 2017
  • Then, applies several coats of a carbon black mascara, like Lancôme Hypnôse, to lock in the curl.
    Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, 27 Feb. 2017
  • When built, the plant will reduce tires to raw materials such as steel, carbon black and crumb rubber.
    al, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The Aditya Birla Group is the world’s largest producer of carbon black, an ingredient in car tyres.
    The Economist, 11 Apr. 2021
  • My Mini had carbon black leatherette upholstery, with Hazy Gray plastic trim on the door panels and dash.
    Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 13 Jan. 2018
  • The second is carbon black powder, which helps make the tire more durable and lastly, there is a metal element which helps with the structure.
    Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Russia was also the second-largest exporter of carbon black.
    Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
  • Not to mention, the water- and splash-resistant earbuds come in five stylish colors: carbon black, electric blue, flare red, rose gold, and frost white.
    Lydia Mansel, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • People still love dark granite (jet mist, carbon black), but aren't liking the blotchy spotty granites, which is most others.
    Kaitlin Kemp, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Other stealth coatings used carbon black – fine particles of carbon, really the same as soot – to achieve the same effect.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But carbon black also degrades the structural integrity of the cement.
    Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The only things below it are carbon black—a common ingredient in tires—and asphalt.
    Wired, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The rest of the laptop is a matte, light-drinking carbon black, with only a small gray MSI logo to relieve it; this makes the unusual keyboard and touchpad stand out even more.
    Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The hydrogen is used to produce agricultural fertilizer; the carbon black will be sold to Goodyear to make tires.
    Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The battery features graphene anodes, which are 1,000 times more conductive than carbon black anodes.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Quance is now working with Goodyear to explore using her company’s carbon black to make car tires sustainably.
    New York Times, 23 June 2021
  • Synthetic rubber and carbon black, which together make up roughly half the weight of a car tire, are made from petroleum.
    Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
  • The particles are used to make a very strong carbon-fiber material, or to make a substance called carbon black, which can be used as a raw material in things like car tires.
    New York Times, 23 June 2021
  • The synthetic gas can be sold or burned to generate electricity to power the process, while the oil, carbon black and residue steel can be sent back to tire manufacturers.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Walmart also discounted the Versa 2 by $50 and has three colorways available—including a rose gold, carbon black, and mist grey.
    Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • This particular model is finished in carbon black and sports a bespoke MSO red chrome livery designed by Stephenson.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Continental Carbon makes carbon black, a powder that reinforces tires and is used in inks, plastics and other products.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 19 Dec. 2022
  • According to the study, the two most common ink ingredients are carbon black and titanium dioxide, the latter as a white shade commonly used for mixing.
    Leah Froats, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Once collected, the PM 2.5 goes through a filtration process that removes toxins, and it’s transformed into a pigment that replaces carbon black, which can be variously used for ink or dye or paint.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The carbon solidifies into a product called carbon black.
    Ed Ballard, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The vulcanized rubber compound that makes up the outermost layer, the tread, often contains sulfur, zinc, carbon black, bisphenol A (BPA), and other chemicals.
    Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Black plastic trays are problematic for a similar reason: carbon black pigments can’t be picked out by sorting systems.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 19 May 2017
  • Manufacturers typically use the soot known as carbon black in rubber, ink, paints, and carbon paper.
    National Geographic, 8 July 2017
  • The largest and arguably most problematic user of carbon black is the tire industry, which buys carbon black in powder form to use as a filler alongside natural rubber and synthetic polymers.
    Alden Wicker, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023

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