Session: Advances in Material and Processes of Car and Truck Tires-3

Advances in Material and Processes of Car and Truck Tires-3 - Session A

Thursday, October 15, 2015: 1:00 PM-4:15 PM

Co-chairs:

J. Cal Moreland, Michelin North America Inc and Syed K. Mowdood, Pirelli Tyre SpA (Retired)

1:00 PM

104

Emulsil® Silica Masterbatch Based on Ultra High Surface Area Silica and Functionalized ESBR: A New Route to High Performance

John Kounavis¹, Christopher Hardiman, PhD¹, Julian Maldonado² and Bob Scribner, BS, Chemist¹, (1)INSA, LLC, Houston, TX, (2)Industrias Negromex SA de CV, Houston, TX

1:30 PM

105

Liquid Rubbers Utility in Tire Formulation

Kei Hirata¹, Ross Eppler, PhD², Jason Voogt³, Nobuhiro Moriguchi, Ph.D.⁴, Hiromitsu Sasaki⁴, Daisuke Koda⁴, Yousuke Uehara⁵, Brian Chapman, Ph.D.⁶ and Hoan Tran⁷, (1)Elastomer Development & Marketing Department, Kuraray Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, (2)Technical Product Management, Amyris Inc., Emeryville, CA, (3)Performance Materials, Amyris, Emeryville, CA, (4)Elastomers R&D, Kuraray Co., Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan, (5)Elastomers Division, Kuraray, Ibaraki, Japan, (6)Elastomer Business Unit, Kuraray America Inc., Pasadena, TX, (7)Elastomer Business Unit, Kuraray Amrica Inc., Pasadena, TX

2:00 PM

106

Toward Replacement of Petroleum Oils By Modified Soybean Oils in Tire Applications

Avraam I. Isayev¹, Jiaxi Li², Mark Soucek, Dr.² and Xiaofeng Ren, Dr.², (1)Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering, Akron, OH, (2)Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

107

Procedure for Estimating Oil 3-D Solubility Parameters

Brent Larson, Ph.D., Julie Hess and Jeffrey Williams II, Advanced Technology, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH

3:15 PM

108

Effect of the Crosslink Density and Sulfur-Length on WET-Traction and Rolling Resistance Performance Indicators for Passenger CAR Tire Treads

Anke Blume¹, Ernest Cichomski, E.C.², Wilma Dierkes³, Louis Reuvekamp², Tanya Tolpekina⁴, Steven Schultz⁴ and Jacques W.M. Noordermeer⁵, (1)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, Univerity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (2)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, University Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (3)Ctw, Univerity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (4)Apollo Tyres Global R&D B.V., Enschede, Netherlands, (5)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

3:45 PM

109

Low Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Process OIL in Butadiene Rubber Compound for Tire Tread Application

Mohammad Azizol Abdul Wahab, Phd, Polymer and Hamad Albehaijan, BSc, Mechanical, Engineering, Functional Polymer Research and Product, SABIC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia