Eastman Chemical Company

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh

Synthomer Adhesive Technologies LLC

Jacobus Gillis De Hullu

Carla Recker

Terri Roxanne Carvagno

Fabian Peters

Sebastian Finger

Hubert Hirschlag

Mutombo Joseph Muvundamina

Liu Deng

Wentao Li

John Dayton Baker, Jr

Judicael Jacques Chapelet

Emily Baird Anderson

Mark S Pavlin

Christopher Lee Lester

Mark Arigo

Peter Versluijs

Christopher Thomas Scilla

Christopher George Robertson

Janine Klomp

Wei Min Cheng

Wei-Min Cheng

Mark Stanley Pavlin

Emily Baird Andderson

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

Functionalized resin having a polar linker

Modified thermoplastic hydrocarbon thermoplastic resins are provided, as well as methods of their manufacture and uses thereof in rubber compositions. The modified thermoplastic resins are modified by decreasing the relative quantity of the dimer, trimer, tetramer, and pentamer oligomers as compared to the corresponding unmodified thermoplastic resin polymers, resulting in a product that exhibits a greater shift in the glass transition temperature of the elastomer(s) used in tire formulations. This translates to better viscoelastic predictors of tire tread performance, such as wet grip and rolling resistance. The modified thermoplastic resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the modified thermoplastic resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, snow performance, and wet braking performance.

Modified resins and uses thereof

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