https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/Sustainability ESG Disclosures_Carbon Black.pdf
In plastics, paints, and inks carbon black is used as a color pigment.
USES AND APPLICATIONS Colored printing inks, non-impact printing, coatings, paints and lacquers, plastics, spinning fibers, specials applications; pigment, conductivity, reaction media, UV-filters.
Toxicity for Reproduction PROPERTY DETAIL Physical State Solid Form Powder/ Beads Color Black Odor Odorless Melting Point 3550°C Boiling Point 500–600°C Partition Coefficient: N-octanol/Water Not Applicable Bulk Density 1.7-1.8 g/cm3 (20°C) Water Solubility Insoluble Self-ignition Temperature >284°F Flammability >45 s Explosiveness 50 g/m3 PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES DOCUMENT NUMBER_ SSS-001 EXPOSURE HUMAN HEALTH SAFETY ASSESSMENT Human Health Carbon Black, when generally used as noted above is bound into a matrix.