Preferred Label : bulk mesophase;
IUPAC definition : A continuous anisotropic phase formed by coalescence of mesophase spheres. Bulk mesophase
retains fluidity and is deformable in the temperature range up to about 770 K, and
transforms into green coke by further loss of hydrogen or low-molecular-weight species.
This bulk mesophase can sometimes be formed directly from the isotropic pitch without
observation of intermediate spheres.;
Origin ID : B00754;
See also
A continuous anisotropic phase formed by coalescence of mesophase spheres. Bulk mesophase
retains fluidity and is deformable in the temperature range up to about 770 K, and
transforms into green coke by further loss of hydrogen or low-molecular-weight species.
This bulk mesophase can sometimes be formed directly from the isotropic pitch without
observation of intermediate spheres.
