Abstract: A reaction layer material for a gas diffusion electrode and a production process therefor, which is obtained by mixing a polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion with a surfactant-containing aqueous solution containing hydrophilic fine particles and a hydrophobic carbon black, each dispersed therein satisfying the relationships: 0.5<D<2 and rs<2rp, wherein D=rc/rp, rs represents the average particle diameter of the hydrophilic fine particles dispersed in the surfactant-containing aqueous solution, rc represents the average particle diameter of the hydrophobic carbon black dispersed in the surfactant-containing aqueous solution, and rp represents the average particle diameter of polytetrafluoroethylene fine particles in the polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion to be used; and then adding a self-organizing agent to the mixture and mixing therewith. A jet mill is used for dispersing the hydrophobic carbon black.

Abstract: A modified particle is disclosed wherein a particle has an attached group having the formula: 1

Abstract: The invention provides a surface modified carbon black and method for production. The surface modified carbon black is produced by reacting self-dispersing or oxidized carbon with a steric inducing compound via an organic acid halide intermediary. The steric inducing compounds are substantially soluble in the organic components of an ink composition and are reactive with an organic acid halide. Electrostatic and steric stability are provided by the surface modified carbon black. The surface modified carbon black exhibits solubility in aqueous and organic media and exhibits excellent resistance to coagulation within an ink jet printhead.

Abstract: A carbon black with organic groups in which the organic groups are linked to the black via a sulfide- and/or polysulfide bridge. Furthermore, a method of producing the black of the invention is described in which carbon black and compounds of the general formula R—Sy—R are reacted. The carbon blacks of the invention can be used as filler, UV stabilizer, conductivity black and pigment.

Abstract: A process for production of a modified carbon black, at a cheaper cost, for rubber reinforcement having the superior tan &dgr; temperature dependency of silica and an excellent abrasion resistance and further having no problems arising due to a low electrical conductivity is provided.

Abstract: Carbon black having silica attached to the surface, characterized in that the attached silica has a size of from 0.1 to 20 nm in thickness and from 1 to 40 nm in width.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for agglomerating high-carbon dust, such as kish. The process comprises the steps of providing a supply of the high-carbon dust, applying a suifactant and water to the high-carbon dust, and applying a bonding agent to the high-carbon dust so that the high-carbon dust becomes agglomerated. The process provides a product having favorable characteristics. A substantially non-dusting high-carbon composition, for example, can be provided. The high-carbon composition comprises high-carbon dust, a surfactant, and a bonding agent in an amount by weight between about {fraction (1/20,000)} and about {fraction (1/200)} of the weight of the high-carbon dust. The high-carbon dust, surfactant, and bonding agent are agglomerated to form a clay-like material. A kish agglomerating system also is provided. The system comprises a kish storage container, a mixing tank, and a transport mechanism.

Abstract: Silica coated carbon blacks are disclosed and can be prepared by coating a fine dispersion of carbon black, such as a carbon black having an attached organic group(s). Compositions and articles of manufacture, including elastomeric compositions, containing such carbon black are also disclosed.