Binder

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001225",
  "term": "Binder",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A substance, often an organic material like pitch or resin, added to a particulate material to hold it together and form a coherent mass. In carbon technology, binders are used to consolidate carbon fillers into shaped artifacts before carbonization. The binder undergoes pyrolysis during baking to form binder coke, contributing to the final material's properties.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "binder coke",
    "carbon artifact",
    "carbon mix",
    "coal tar pitch",
    "filler",
    "mesophase pitch",
    "petroleum pitch",
    "additive",
    "thin-layer chromatography"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 477 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)",
    "PAC, 1993, 65, 819. 'Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 830 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365040819)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/binder/"
}