Patents for February
Patent as compiled by the editors of RW for February 2024
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Global automotive silicone market forecast at $3.9 billion by 2032
The Global Automotive Silicone Market Size to Grow from USD 2.7 Billion in 2022 to USD 3.9 Billion by 2032, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate CAGR of 8.1% during the forecast period according to Spherical Insights & Consulting.
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Researchers develop new methods for boosting rubber production in U.S.
With disease and high demand posing threats to the world’s primary natural rubber supply in Southeast Asia, scientists are working to ramp up the U.S. rubber market by advancing methods to extract latex from two sustainable North American plant sources: a dandelion species and a desert shrub.
Researchers reported their methods to improve efficiency and increase latex yield in two recent publications, building upon decades of research led by Katrina Cornish, professor of horticulture and crop science and food, agricultural and biological engineering at The Ohio State University.
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Birla Carbon to build new carbon black facilities in India and Thailand
Each of the new facilities will have an initial capacity of 120 kMT operational in 2025 with plans to expand to 240 kMT in the future. These two new greenfield sites will be prioritized based on their locations, demand dynamics in the region, and specific customer needs. Previously announced brownfield expansion plans in Hungary, as well as, the post treatment facility expanding Specialty capacity at Patalganga, India, are progressing on plan.
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Continental is transferring technologies from concept tire to series production
As early as 2021, the tire manufacturer focused on the use of silica from agricultural waste, polyester from recycled PET and other renewable and recyclable materials with the Conti GreenConcept concept tire. Continental has now incorporated many of these technologies into its series tires. With the UltraContact NXT, the company launched the most sustainable series tire to date last year. This underlines Continental’s claim to be the most progressive manufacturer in the tire industry when it comes to sustainability.
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Optimization of test parameters for time-temperature superposition testing
The TTS principle determines high or low frequency properties beyond the capability of dynamic mechanical tests.
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Using tensile strength distribution to detect undispersed filler and other crack precursors in rubber
The tensile test is one of the most common physical measurements in the rubber laboratory. Evaluating the average or median stress-strain behavior for five replicate specimens gives a quick and broad assessment of rubber mechanical properties. Tensile testing can provide even more insights into rubber formulation effects, quality of mixing, and their impact on product durability by testing more replicates to characterize the tensile strength distribution or statistical failure population. It is the aim of this article to highlight this simple and useful testing approach.
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Time-temperature superposition
TTS exploits the unique equivalence of time and temperature in soft materials to allow engineers to characterize materials rapidly and accelerate the design cycle.
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Patents for January
Patent as compiled by the editors of RW for January 2024. Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor with easily removable
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A primer on material testing rubber
The purpose of performing material testing is to ensure the
properties of the materials will meet specific requirements.
Proper testing on a material testing/force stand ensures that the
material will respond appropriately when placed under the expected
usage conditions, or meet the standards required for
product development. For rubber materials, the properties are
often found by testing the raw component before it is made into
the final product.