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C
12.011 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning

Elemental Carbon

CAS16291-96-6EC231-153-3
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Carbon black as pigment and reducing agent

Elemental carbon is a chemical element that exists in various forms, including soot, which is a mass of impure carbon particles from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. Soot is considered hazardous with carcinogenic properties.

Carbon black as pigmentReducing agent

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Elemental Carbon (CAS 16291-96-6) is 4402.90.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

4402.90

EU CN code (8-digit)

4402 90 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

methane

InChIKey

OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[C]

Synonyms (334)
  • 6C
  • ATJ-S
  • BAU
  • C
  • DIAMOND
  • EXP-F
  • OU-B
  • P68
  • SKG
  • SKT
  • SWCNT
  • SWNT
  • 16291-96-6 (Parent)
  • 64365-11-3 (activated)
  • AG 3 (Adsorbent)
  • AG 5
  • AG 5 (Adsorbent)
  • AK (Adsorbent)
  • AR 3
  • ART 2
  • AS 1
  • AT 20
  • ATJ-S graphite
  • AU 3
  • Acetylene black
  • Acticarbone
  • Actidose
  • Activated Charcoal Norit
  • Activated Charcoal Norit(R)
  • Activated carbon
  • Activated charcoal
  • Activated charcoal, iodinated
  • Adsorba
  • Adsorbit
  • Aerodag G
  • Amoco PX 21
  • Animal bone charcoal
  • Anthrasorb
  • Aqua nuchar
  • Aquadag
  • Aroflow
  • Arogen
  • Arotone
  • Arovel
  • Arrow
  • Atlantic
  • Black 140
  • Black Kosmos 33
  • Black lead
  • Black pearls
  • Bone charcoal
  • C (element)
  • C.I. Pigment Black 10
  • C.I. Pigment Black 6
  • C.I. Pigment Black 7
  • CARBON BLACK
  • CARBON NANOTUBE
  • CF 8
  • CF 8 (Carbon)
  • CLF II
  • CMB 50
  • CUZ 3
  • CWN 2
  • Calcotone Black
  • Cancarb
  • Canesorb
  • Canlub
  • Carbo activatus
  • Carbo vegetabilis
  • Carbodis
  • Carbolac
  • Carbolac 1
  • Carbomet
  • Carbomix
  • Carbon
  • Carbon (atomic)
  • Carbon 12
  • Carbon Activated
  • Carbon Black BV and V
  • Carbon Nanotube Double-walled
  • Carbon Nanotube Herringbone
  • Carbon black, acetylene
  • Carbon black, channel
  • Carbon black, furnace
  • Carbon black, lamp
  • Carbon black, thermal
  • Carbon element
  • Carbon nanotube, multi-walled
  • Carbon powder
  • Carbon, Vitreous
  • Carbon, activate
  • Carbon, amorphous
  • Carbon, colloidal
  • Carbone
  • Carbopol Extra
  • Carbopol M
  • Carbopol Z 4
  • Carbopol Z Extra
  • Carbosieve
  • Carbosorbit R
  • Cb 50
  • Cecarbon
  • Ceylon Black Lead
  • Channel black
  • Char, from refuse burner
  • Charbon
  • Charcoal activated
  • Charcoal activated Norit
  • Charcoal activated Norit(R)
  • Charcoal bone
  • Charcoal, except activated
  • Charcodote
  • Coke powder
  • Colgon BPL
  • Colgon PCB 12X30
  • Colgon PCB-D
  • Collocarb
  • Columbia LCK
  • Columbia carbon
  • Conductex
  • Conductex 900
  • Continex
  • Corax A
  • Corax P
  • Croflex
  • Crolac
  • D&C Black No. 2
  • DC 2
  • Darco
  • Degussa
  • Delussa Black FW
  • Durex O
  • EG 0
  • ELF 78
  • Eagle Germantown
  • Electrographite
  • Element Carbon
  • Element-C
  • Elemental Carbon
  • Elftex
  • Essex
  • Excelsior
  • Explosion Acetylene Black
  • Explosion Black
  • Farbruss
  • Fecto
  • Filtrasorb
  • Filtrasorb 200
  • Filtrasorb 400
  • Flamruss
  • Formocarbine
  • Fortafil 5Y
  • Fullerene soot
  • Furnace black
  • Furnal
  • Furnex
  • Furnex N 765
  • GK 2
  • GK 3
  • GP 60
  • GP 60S
  • GP 63
  • GRAPHITE POWDER
  • GRAPHITE, NATURAL
  • GS 2
  • GY 70
  • Gas Black
  • Gas-furnace black
  • Gastex
  • Grafoil
  • Grafoil GTA
  • Graphite
  • Graphite (natural), dust
  • Graphite (synthetic)
  • Graphitic acid
  • Graphnol N 3M
  • Grosafe
  • Hitco HMG 50
  • Huber
  • Humenegro
  • Hydrodarco
  • IG 11
  • Impingement Black
  • Impingement carbons
  • Irgalite 1104
  • Jado
  • Ketjenblack EC
  • Kohlenstoff
  • Korobon
  • Kosmink
  • Kosmobil
  • Kosmolak
  • Kosmos
  • Kosmotherm
  • Kosmovar
  • Lamp black
  • MA 100 (Carbon)
  • MG 1
  • MPG 6
  • Magecol
  • Medicinal carbon
  • Metanex
  • Micronex
  • Miike 20
  • Mineral carbon
  • Modulex
  • Mogul
  • Mogul L
  • Molacco
  • Monarch 1300
  • Monarch 700
  • NORIT A, U.S.P.
  • Neo Spectra Beads AG
  • Neo-Spectra Mark II
  • Neo-spectra II
  • Neotex
  • Niteron 55
  • Norit
  • Nuchar
  • Oil-furnace Black
  • P 33 (carbon black)
  • PG 50
  • Papyex
  • Peach black
  • Pelikan C 11/1431a
  • Pelletex
  • Permablak 663
  • Philblack
  • Philblack N 550
  • Philblack N 765
  • Philblack O
  • Pigment black 6
  • Pigment black 7
  • Plumbago
  • Plumbago (graphite)
  • Printex
  • Printex 60
  • Pyro-Carb 406
  • Raven
  • Raven 30
  • Raven 420
  • Raven 500
  • Raven 8000
  • Rebonex
  • Regal
  • Regal 300
  • Regal 330
  • Regal 400R
  • Regal 600
  • Regal 99
  • Regal SRF
  • Regent
  • Rocol X 7119
  • Royal spectra
  • S 1
  • S 1 (Graphite)
  • SKLN 1
  • SKT (adsorbent)
  • SUPERSORBON S1
  • Schungite
  • Sevacarb
  • Seval
  • Shawinigan Acetylene Black
  • Shell carbon
  • Shungite
  • Silver graphite
  • Single wall carbon nanotube
  • Special Black 1V & V
  • Special schwarz
  • Spheron
  • Spheron 6
  • Statex
  • Statex N 550
  • Sterling MT
  • Sterling N 765
  • Sterling NS
  • Sterling SO 1
  • Stove Black
  • Suchar 681
  • Super-carbovar
  • Super-spectra
  • Superba
  • Supersorbon IV
  • Swedish Black Lead
  • Swine fly ash
  • TM 30
  • Therma-atomic Black
  • Thermal Acetylene Black
  • Thermal black
  • Thermatomic
  • Thermax
  • Thermblack
  • Tinolite
  • Toka Black 4500
  • Toka Black 5500
  • Toka Black 8500
  • U 02
  • Ucar 38
  • Ultracarbon
  • VVP 66-95
  • Vitreous Carbon
  • Watercarb
  • Whetlerite
  • Witcarb 940
  • XF 4175L
  • carbonium
  • carbono
  • graphene

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