Bulk mesophase

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001535",
  "term": "Bulk mesophase",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A continuous anisotropic liquid-crystalline phase of pitch that forms when mesophase spheres coalesce during pyrolysis. It stays fluid and deformable up to roughly 500 °C, then loses further hydrogen and light species and solidifies into green coke. It is the stage after the discrete spheres and before solid green coke.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "fluidity",
    "green coke",
    "isotropic",
    "mesophase",
    "pitch",
    "weight"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 478 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/bulk-mesophase/"
}