3-D CARBON-BLACK PRIMARY STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION VIA A NEW ELECTRON MICROSCOPY PHOTOGRAMMETRY TECHNIQUE

In the reported investigation the authors have developed and applied a novel 3-D technique for image analysis of carbon black morphology. This technique involves measurements on a single aggregate while viewing this aggregate in three dimensions. The technique uses precision photogrammetry instrumentation and results in reasonable parameters characterizing carbon black. However, this type of analysis can be useful on an individual laboratory or system basis, and not as an industry wide technique.