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Carbon blacks for food packaging & pipe.


New specialty carbon blacks for critical food contact and pressure pipe are being introduced by Cabot Corp., Boston, Mass. Black Pearls 4350 and 4750 are high-purity furnace blacks that comply with FDA FDA
abbr.
Food and Drug Administration


FDA,
n.pr See Food and Drug Administration.

FDA,
n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration.
 standards for indirect contact with food.

Elftex P100 is Cabot's newest P-Type carbon black for pressure pipe used in potable potable /pot·a·ble/ (po´tah-b'l) fit to drink.

po·ta·ble
adj.
Fit to drink; drinkable.



potable

fit to drink.
 water and gas distribution, as well as irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice.  and utility pipe and geomembranes. It boasts excellent UV absorption, chemical and physical cleanliness, good organoleptic or·gan·o·lep·tic
adj.
1. Relating to perception by a sensory organ.

2. Involving the use of sense organs.


organoleptic
 properties, low compound moisture absorption, and good processability for smoother surfaces. Tel: (617) 345-0100 * PT Direct: 363CT
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Title Annotation:Additives
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:May 1, 2006
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