“…For example, it is found in printer inks, pencils, water purification systems, thermal isolation, and antistatic materials. [1][2][3] More elaborate carbon materials, such as carbon nanotubes, are also employed in nanotechnology, with applications in sensing or field emission.[4] Carbon black is cheap, easy to synthesize, and easy to modify.[4] Thus, it is also particularly suited as a support for heterogeneous catalysis as both the structure (macroscopic shape, porosity) and the surface chemistry can be tailored depending on the target application. [4] In catalysis, the support is known to act on heat and mass transfer, but also on the active phase through strong metalsupport interactions (the SMSI effect).…”