Vegetable carbon black, also called vegetable carbon or vegetable black, is made from coconut shell through carbonization. It is black powder, odorless, and tasteless, insoluble in water or organic solvents. The INS number (International Numbering System for Food Additives Number) of Vegetable carbon black is E153. Vegetable carbon will display grey to black color depending the dosage rate used.
General Information
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Product Name
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Vegetable Carbon Black
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Botanical Source
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Items
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Standard
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Results
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Carbon Content (dry basis)
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≥95%
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98.20%
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Color Value
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E153
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E153
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Physical
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Appearance
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Black Fine Powder
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Complies
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Odor
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Odorless, Tasteless
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Complies
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Mesh Size
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98% Pass 8μm
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Complies
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Loss on Drying
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≤12.0%
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6.22%
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Ash
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≤4.0%
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1.70%
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Solubility
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Insoluble in Water
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Complies
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Heavy Metals
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As
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≤3.0ppm
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<0.35ppm
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Pb
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≤10ppm
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<0.22ppm
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Cd
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≤1.0ppm
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<0.01ppm
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Hg
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≤1.0ppm
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<0.01ppm
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Microbiological
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Total Plate Count
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≤1,000cfu/g
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360cfu/g
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Yeast & Mold
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≤100cfu/g
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75cfu/g
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E.Coli
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Negative/10g
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Negative
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Staphylococcus
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Negative/10g
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Negative
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Salmonella
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Negative/10g
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Negative
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Application
Application of Vegetable Carbon Black
Storage
Quantity(Kilograms) | 1 - 5000 | >5000 |
Est. Time(days) | 7 | To be negotiated |