A continuous anisotropic phase formed by coalescence of
mesophase spheres. Bulk
mesophase retains
fluidity and is deformable in the temperature range up to about
,
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.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 473
(Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 478
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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