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RUBBER CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 75, Issue 3, Pages 527-547Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC INC
DOI: 10.5254/1.3547681
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Strong demands for lower rolling resistance tires in Europe led to the introduction of a new filler system for auto tire treads in the early 1990s. Silica, in combination with a silane coupling agent, was used as the primary filler system despite the increased costs compared to carbon black. The adoption of silica/silane treads has been slower outside of Europe, but some conversion to silica/silane or alternative filler blends has taken place in North America and Japan. This paper is a review of the many reports related to the silica/silane filler system, as well as alternative approaches - including new carbon blacks - to lower rolling resistance, that have been generated since the introduction of the green tire concept in the early 1990s.
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