Tuesday, October 14, 2014: 8:30 AM-10:45 AM
Session A-Rm #206 (Nashville Convention Center)
Chair:
Wesley Wampler, Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy
Co-Chair:
Timothy A. Okel, PPG Industries, Inc.
8:30 AM
Interactions Between Silica and Epoxidized Natural Rubber with and without Silane
Anke Blume1, J.W.M. Noordermeer
2, Wisut Kaewsakul
3, Wilma K. Dierkes
2 and Kannika Sahakaro
4, (1)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, Univerity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (2)Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (3)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (4)Rubber Technology and Polymer Science, Prince of Songkla University, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Pattani, Thailand
9:00 AM
Mixing Silica in Natural Rubber: The Impact of Surface Treatment and Mixing Parameters on Performance Properties, Throughput and Energy Usage
Justin Martin1, Timothy A. Okel
2 and Raphael Kollah, Ph.D.
2, (1)Silicas, PPG Industries, Inc., Monroeville, PA, (2)PPG Industries, Inc., Monroeville, PA
9:45 AM
Influence of Silica Characteristics on Tire Performance Indicators
Wilma K. Dierkes1, Ernest Cichomski, E.C.
2, Tanya Tolpekina
3, Steven Schultz
3, Anke Blume
4 and J.W.M. Noordermeer
1, (1)Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (2)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, University Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (3)Apollo Tyres Global R&D B.V., Enschede, Netherlands, (4)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, Univerity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
