Plasma carbon black - the new active additive for plastics

The paper presents the carbon black production by plasma method and the thermal-mechanical and oxidation induction time tests of LDPE and HDPE modified by changeable content of plasma carbon from 0.1 to 1.0% w/w. The investigations were based on SEM images, microscope images and XRD studies. Properties of plasma carbon black were measured by physical and chemical tests like BET adsorption, IA and DBF numbers, etc. The results of ageing tests showed the increased oxidation induction time, 57 min, for 0.5% w/w of plasma carbon black content in the composition. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.