DIN 55968:2013-08

This document is applicable for industrial carbon blacks. Carbon blacks according to this document are lamp black, furnace black and gas black which have been manufactured industrially by pyrolysis or thermal fission of carbohydrates. The document specifies the requirements and corresponding test methods for carbon blacks (lamp black (type A), furnace black (type B) and gas black (type C)): tinting strength, oil absorption number, specific surface area, mean primary particle size, pH value, matter volatile at 105 °C, volatile components during ignition, ash content, residue on sieve, matter soluble in toluol, black value.