Session: Rolling Resistance, Traction and Treadwear II (Fall 184th Technical Meeting )

Rolling Resistance, Traction and Treadwear II

Wednesday, October 9, 2013: 8:30 AM-12:15 PM

Session C - Room #15 (The International Exposition (I-X) Center)

Co-chairs:

Syed K. Mowdood, Pirelli Tyre SpA (Retired) and Walter H. Waddell, ExxonMobil Chemical Co.

8:30 AM

Structural Influences Of Silane Coupling Agents On The Dynamic Properties Of A SBR / Silica Tire Tread Compound

Ernest Cichomski, E.C.¹, Tanya Tolpekina², Steven Schultz², Wilma K. Dierkes³ and J.W.M. Noordermeer³, (1)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, University Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (2)R&D, Apollo Tyres Global R&D B.V., Enschede, Netherlands, (3)Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

9:00 AM

Interaction of Silica Types With Other Compounding Ingredients for Modifying Viscoelastic Properties in Tread Compound Design

Louis Gatti, Inorganic Materials - Silica, Evonik Corp., Parsippany, NJ

9:30 AM

Influence of Oligomeric Resins On Traction and Rolling Resistance of Silica Tire Treads

Nadia Vleugels¹, Somayeh Maghami², Jacques W.M. Noordermeer³, Wilma K. Dierkes⁴, Wolfgang Pille-Wolf⁵ and Sascha Kersten, S.¹, (1)Elastomer Technology & Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (2)Ctw, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (3)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (4)Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (5)Elastomer Technology & Engineering, Arizona Chemical BV, Enschede, Netherlands

10:00 AM

Emulsil Silica Masterbatch – Answering the Challenge of Silica Mixing

Christopher Hardiman, PhD¹, Greg Bowman², Peter Wallen², Bob Scribner, BS, Chemist¹ and Howard Colvin, PhD², (1)INSA, LLC, Houston, TX, (2)Innovative Technology, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Performance Resins In Tire Compounding

Terri Carvagno, PhD¹, Soumendra Basu, PhD², Antoinette van Bennekom, PhD³ and Gert-Jan van Ruler³, (1)Adhesives & Polymers Technology, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN, (2)Rubber Additives, Eastman Chemical Company, Akron, OH, (3)Adhesives & Polymers Technology, Eastman Chemical Middleburg B.V., Netherlands

11:15 AM

Improvement Of Wet Traction Without Sacrificing Rolling Resistance By Employing Organic Sulfur Vulcanizer For Solution SBR and Silica Based Tire

Jinhwan Kim, Polymer Sci. & Eng., Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea

11:45 AM

Polymerization Kinetics Behavior of Butadiene / Isoprene / Styrene With Tin-Containing Organolithium As Initiator

Yibing Xu, Doctor¹, Lin Xu, Doctor¹, Guozhu Yu² and Chuanqing Li, Master¹, (1)Department of Synthetic Rubber, Yanshan Branch, Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Beijing, China, (2)Yanshan Branch of Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China Petroleum & Chemical Company (Sinopec Corp.), Beijing, China