Re-think” sulfur curing – part 1

Anke Blume; Frances van Elburg; Fabian Grunert; Auke Talma

Re-think” sulfur curing – part 1

Anke Blume, Frances van Elburg (Contributor), Fabian Grunert (Contributor), Auke Talma (Contributor)

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Since Charles Goodyear discovered the sulfur curing of NR in 1839, many studies were carried out to understand its mechanism. Nowadays, the broadly accepted mechanism includes an activated accelerator Zn-complex which enables sulfur coupling to the polymer in the allylic position to the double bond.
Modern passenger car tire treads do not contain any longer Natural Rubber but a blend of SSBR and BR, filled with a silica /silane system. Is it possible to transfer all in NR gained knowledge to such a modern passenger car tire tread formulation or is it required to “re-think” sulfur curing?

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 4 Mar 2025
Event	Tire Technology Expo, TireTech 2025 - Hannover, Germany Duration: 4 Mar 2025 → 6 Mar 2025

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Conference	Tire Technology Expo, TireTech 2025
Abbreviated title	TireTech 2025
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Hannover
Period	4/03/25 → 6/03/25

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