February 2025
The February issue of Rubber World Magazine is now available online. This issue focuses on Carbon Black, Silica and Reinforcing Materials.
Articles in this issue are:
Truck tire tread compound development using low hysteresis carbon black
by Lashan M.H. DeSilva, Raymond Soufiani, Angel J. Marcucci, Brendan Rodgers and Ed Vega, Continental Carbon.
Performance properties of a surface treated low hysteresis carbon black (Continext-LH) compound in a natural rubber tread formulation are compared with those of a conventional N234 low hysteresis version and show that the new material had significantly improved rolling resistance and directional improvement in damage resistance without negative effects or trade-offs in wet traction and wear resistance. – read now.
Sustainable carbon black
by Abegayl Thomas-McMillan, Wesley Wampler, Michael Widmor and Peter Cameron, Tokai Carbon CB.
A method for producing a more sustainable carbon black (sCB) by producing it from a circular raw material instead of a finite raw material is presented. The method utilizes tire pyrolysis oil produced from end-of-life tires, said to be an attractive alternative feedstock source versus traditional petroleum products. – read now.
APDS: Novel additives for improving NR compounds with surface modified carbon black
by Hauke Westenberg, Orion S.A.
Aminophenyl disulfides (APDS) are easier to handle and benefit even higher performance elastomers in combination with surface modified carbon blacks. – read now.
Tech Service: A new low CO2 reinforcing filler – read now.