Title: non-graphitizable carbon
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - non-graphitizable carbon
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.N04194
Status: current

Definition
A non-graphitic carbon which cannot be transformed into graphitic carbon solely by high-temperature treatment up to \(3300\ \rm{K}\) under atmospheric pressure or lower pressure.

Note
The term non-graphitizable is limited to the result of heat treatment without additional influence of foreign matter or neutron radiation. Non-graphitizable carbon can be transformed into graphitic carbon by a high-temperature process via intermediate dissolution in foreign matter and precipitation under high pressure or by radiation damage.

Related Terms
- dissolution: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/D01806
- graphitic carbon: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/G02689
- graphitizable carbon: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/G02690
- neutron: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/N04116
- non-graphitic carbon: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/N04193
- precipitation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04795

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 498 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

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Citation: Citation: 'non-graphitizable carbon' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.N04194
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