Cabot Corporation

Khaled Mahmud

Meng-Jiao Wang

James A Belmont

Robert A Francis

Yakov E Kutsovsky

Curtis E Adams

Steven R Reznek

John K Foster

Jameel Menashi

Ralph Ulrich Boes

Collin P Galloway

Wayne Devonport

Thomas F Reed

Gregory Mehos

Meng-Jhiao Wang

Disclosed are elastomeric compounds including an elastomer and a silicon-treated carbon black, and optionally including a coupling agent. The elastomeric compound exhibits poorer abrasion resistance in the absence of a coupling agent, lower hysteresis at high temperature and comparable or increased hysteresis at low temperature compared to an elastomer containing an untreated carbon black. A variety of elastomers and formulations employing such elastomers are contemplated and disclosed. Elastomeric compounds incorporating an elastomer and an oxidized, silicon-treated carbon black are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for preparing elastomers compounded with the treated carbon black.

Elastomeric compounds incorporating silicon-treated carbon blacks

An aggregate including a carbon phase and a silicon-containing species phase is described, wherein a difference between BET (N ) surface area and t-area of the aggregate is from about 2 to 10 m /g; a difference between BET (N ) surface area and t-area of from about 1 to 50 m /after HF treatment; a ratio of from about 0.1 to 10; a weight average aggregate size measured by DCP after HF treatment that is reduced by about 5% to 40%; a silica ash content in the aggregate of from about 0.05% to 1% based on the weight of the aggregate after HF treatment and based on ash resulting from silicon-containing compound; and a BET surface area of silica ash in the aggregate of from about 200 m /g to 700 m /g, wherein the silicon-containing species phase is present primarily at the surface of the aggregate.

Method of making a multi-phase aggregate using a multi-stage process

A method of making an aggregate having a carbon phase and a silicon-containing species phase is described and includes introducing a carbon black-yielding feedstock and a silicon-containing compound feedstock into different stages of a multi-stage reactor. The reactor operates at a sufficient temperature to decompose the silicon-containing compound and to form a carbon black phase from the carbon black-yielding feedstock. At least one of the feedstocks may include a diluent, such as an alcohol, water, and aqueous based solution, and mixtures thereof.

A variety of methods to prepare a polymer composition containing at least one polymer and at least one modified pigment are described. The methods, in part, involve introducing a slurry containing at least one modified pigment into an emulsion or solution polymer prior to dewatering. Other polymer systems can be used including aqueous based polymerizations and solvent-based polymerizations, which can include free radical polymerizations. Other methods involve the formation of a modified pigment in the presence of an emulsion or solution polymer and then recovering the polymer composition containing the modified pigment. Compositions containing at least one modified pigment and the emulsion or solution polymer are also described as well as uses for the polymer compositions of the present invention.

Polymers containing modified pigments and methods of preparing the same

An elastomeric composition is described which comprises at least one elastomeric component, at least one reinforcing filler, and at least one wet skid enhancing filler, for improving the wet skid resistance of the resultant composition. The wet skid enhancing filler is defined by a high Moh's hardness and large particle size. The resulting composition exhibits improved wet skid resistance compared to the same composition having no wet skid enhancing filler. Articles made from the elastomeric compositions are also described as well as methods of improving wet skid resistance and methods of making wet skid resistant materials.

Elastomeric compounds with improved wet skid resistance and methods to improve wet skid resistance

Elastomeric compositions are described and include at least one elastomer and an aggregate having a carbon phase and a silicon-containing species phase. The aggregate exhibits one or more specific characteristics. Methods of improving the rolling resistance of an elastomeric composition are also described and include introducing the aggregate into an elastomeric composition.

Silica coated carbon blacks are disclosed and can be prepared by coating a fine dispersion of carbon black, such as a carbon black having an attached organic group(s). Compositions and articles of manufacture, including elastomeric compositions, containing such carbon black are also disclosed.

Silica coated carbon blacks

Ink and coating compositions are disclosed comprising a silicon-treated carbon black. The silicon-treated carbon black may have at least one attached organic group, and the ink and coating compositions may comprise a combination of silicon-treated carbon black products, with and/or without at least one attached organic group, and untreated carbon black. Methods are disclosed for improving the jetness, improving the blue tone, improving the platewear, reducing the premix residue, modifying rheological properties, or improving waterfastness, of ink and coating compositions by incorporating therein silicon-treated carbon black.

Ink and coating compositions containing silicon-treated carbon black

Disclosed are elastomeric compounds including an elastomer and an aggregate comprising a carbon phase and a metal-containing species phase, optionally including a coupling agent. Also disclosed is an aggregate comprising a carbon phase and a metal-containing species phase. A variety of elastomers and formulations employing such elastomers are contemplated and disclosed. Elastomeric compounds incorporating an elastomer and the aggregate are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for preparing elastomers compounded with the aggregate, and methods of improving various properties of elastomeric compounds, such as abrasion resistance, hysteresis, wet skid resistance, and/or wet traction.

Elastomeric compounds incorporating metal-treated carbon blacks

A method of making an aggregate comprising at least a carbon phase and a silicon-containing species phase is disclosed. The method involves introducing a first feedstock into a first stage of a multi-stage reactor, and introducing a second feedstock into the reactor at a location downstream of the first stage. The first and second feedstock comprise a carbon black-yielding feedstock, and at least one feedstock also comprises a silicon-containing compound. The reactor is operated at a sufficient temperature to decompose the silicon-containing compound and to pyrolize the carbon black-yielding feedstock. An additional method is disclosed which involves making an aggregate comprising a carbon phase and a silicon-containing species phase using multi-stage reactor having at least the stages for introducing a feedstock, wherein at least one of the feedstocks comprises a carbon black-yielding feedstock and wherein at least one of the feedstock comprises a silicon-containing compound. Besides producing the aggregate comprising a carbon phase and a silicon-containing species phase, silica and/or carbon black may also result from the processes of the present invention. A further method is disclosed which involves making an aggregate comprising a carbon phase and a metal-containing species phase using a multi-stage reactor having at least two stages for introducing feedstocks, wherein at least one of the feedstocks comprises a carbon black-yielding feedstock and where at least one of the feedstocks comprises a metal-containing compound. The aggregates of the present invention when incorporated into elastomeric compositions preferably lead to improved wet skid resistance properties.

Disclosed are elastomeric compounds including an elastomer and an aggregate comprising a carbon phase and a metal-containing species phase, optionally including a coupling agent. Also disclosed is an aggregate comprising a carbon phase and a metal-containing species phase. A variety of elastomers and formulations employing such elastomers are contemplated and disclosed. Elastomeric compounds incorporating an elastomer and the aggregate are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for preparing elastomers compounded with the aggregate.

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Khaled Mahmud