Preferred Label : polygranular carbon;
IUPAC definition : A carbon material composed of grains, which can be clearly distinguished by means
of optical microscopy.;
Scope note : industrial carbon materials (such as electrodes) are mostly polygranular, but special
grades are agranular materials, such as glass-like carbon, carbon fibres or pyrolytic
carbon. such materials are covered by the term agranular carbon.;
Origin ID : P04730;
See also
A carbon material composed of grains, which can be clearly distinguished by means
of optical microscopy.
