ABSTRACT
Essentially, carbon black is the soot that results from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon materials, i.e., gas and oils. This definition does not pay tribute however to the high degree of development and control in use today in most industrial processes. The uses and the basic production principles of carbon black are lost in antiquity, but the development of controlled fabrication processes dates back to the previous century, resulting nowadays in highly sophisticated technologies with the capability to produce very fine and structurally complex materials, in accordance with the most recent standards of quality.
