Abstract:
The invention concerns a tire comprising a rubber composition based on at least an elastomer composite prepared by a method comprising: feeding a continuous flow of a first fluid comprising a first elastomer latex to a mixing zone of a coagulum reactor; feeding a continuous flow of a second fluid comprising a second elastomer latex to the mixing zone; feeding a continuous flow of a third fluid comprising a particulate filler slurry to the mixing zone; allowing the first elastomer latex and the second elastomer latex to coagulate with the particulate filler; and discharging a flow of elastomer composite from a discharge end of the coagulum reactor.
Abstract:
A method of producing a coagulated latex composite. A coagulating mixture of a first elastomer latex and a particulate filler slurry is flowed along a conduit, and a second elastomer latex is introduced into the flow of the coagulating mixture.
Abstract:
A method of producing a coagulated latex composite. A coagulating mixture of a first elastomer latex and a particulate filler slurry is flowed along a conduit, and a second elastomer latex is introduced into the flow of the coagulating mixture.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a tire comprising a rubber composition based on at least an elastomer composite formed by the method of flowing a coagulating mixture of a first elastomer latex comprising a first elastomer and a particulate filler slurry along a conduit; and introducing a second elastomer latex comprising a second elastomer into the flow of the coagulating mixture.
Abstract:
A wet mix elastomer composite comprising carbon black dispersed in an elastomer including a blend of a natural rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber. When the wet mix elastomer composite is processed with CTV Method 1, the vulcanized wet mix elastomer composite exhibits a resistivity that A) has a natural logarithm satisfying the equation 1n(resistivity) = -0.1(loading) + x, where x is 14, or B) is at least 2.9 times greater than the resistivity of a vulcanized dry mix elastomer composite having the same composition and prepared using Comparative CTV Method 1.
Abstract:
A bale of elastomer composite is formed of elastomer and filler, the bale having a void volume of at least 3%. In another aspect, a container is provided, at least a portion of the container being occupied by elastomer composit pieces of elastomer and filler, wherein the occupied portion of the container has a void volume of at least 3%.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of forming a master batch of an elastomer composite material including a blend of materials which does not cause early solidification easily but still achieves uniform dispersion of a filler within an elastomer.SOLUTION: A method of preparing an elastomer composite material includes supplying a continuous flow of a first fluid containing a first elastomer latex to a mixing region of a coagulation reactor, supplying a continuous flow of a second fluid containing a second elastomer latex to the mixing region, supplying a continuous flow of a third fluid containing slurry of a fine particle filler to the mixing region, solidifying the first and second elastomer latexes, together with the fine particle filler, and discharging the flow of the elastomer composite material from the discharge end of the coagulum reactor.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vulcanized elastomer composite.SOLUTION: A vulcanized wet mix elastomer composite includes at least one carbon black having a CDBP value of at least about 65 mL/100 g, for exampleThe vulcanized wet mix elastomer composite exhibits a ratio of T300 to T100 that is 17% higher than the same ratio for a vulcanized dry mix elastomer composite having the same composition. A vulcanized elastomer composite exhibits a ratio of T300 to T100 of at least 5.5 and includes particulate filler dispersed in elastomer, wherein the particulate filler includes at least about 40 phr of at least one carbon black having an STSA value from 165 to 205 m/g and having a CDBP value from about 85 to 110 mL/100 g. The invention is a wet mix elastomer composite consisting essentially of carbon black dispersed in natural rubber. When the wet mix elastomer composite is processed according to CTV method A, the resulting vulcanized wet mix elastomer composite exhibits a resistivity having a natural logarithm that is at least 10% higher than that for a crosslinked dry mix elastomer composite having the same composition and prepared using CTV comparative method A.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elastomer composite having a greater tensile strength, a greater elongation at break, and a hardness, and also to provide its manufacturing method, and an elastomeric composition containing the composite. SOLUTION: This elastomeric composites comprises an elastomer and particulate filler dispersed in the elastomer. The particulate filler comprises at least one carbon black having CDBP and BET, satisfying the equation: CDBP≤(BET÷2.9)-X, wherein X is 0 or more. The elastomer composites has a Shore A hardness, as measured in accordance with test method ASTM-D1415, of greater than 65, a tensile strength, as measured in accordance with test method ASTM-D412, of greater than 30 MPa, and an elongation at break, as measured in accordance with test method ASTM-D412 of greater than 600%. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elastomer blend containing carbon black in a mixture of natural rubber with a synthetic elastomer and improved in macro dispersion. SOLUTION: There is provided a method for producing an elastomer composite blend, which comprises: supplying a continuous flow of a first fluid containing elastomer latex to the mixing zone of a coagulum reactor, and supplying under pressure a continuous flow of a second fluid containing a particulate filler to the mixing zone of the coagulum reactor to form a mixture with the elastomer latex, wherein the particle filler is effective for coagulating the elastomer latex, and the mixing of the first fluid with the second fluid in the mixing zone generates sufficient energy to practically perfectly coagulate the elastomer latex in the coagulum reactor with the particulate filler; discharging the practically continuous flow of the elastomer composite materials from the coagulum reactor; and dry-mixing the elastomer composite materials with an additional elastomer to form the elastomer composite blends. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT