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Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Compagnie Generale Des Establissements Michelin

Stéphanie De Landtsheer

Jean-Michel Favrot

Nathalie Simon

Pierre Robert

Margarita Dorato

Garance Lopitaux

Jean Marc Marechal

Mathilde Abad

Nicolas Seeboth

José Carlos Araujo Da Silva

Fanny Barbotin

Brigitte Marie Chauvin

Jean-Marc Marechal

Justin Belz

Philippe Chaboche

The present invention relates to a specific functionalized diene elastomer. This functionalized elastomer exhibits a reduced cold flow without, however, damaging the properties of a reinforced rubber composition in which it is present, in particular the processing properties and the hysteresis properties. This functionalized diene elastomer carries, at the chain end, a silanol functional group or a polysiloxane block having a silanol end and is partially coupled by or star-branched by tin.

Functionalized diene elastomer, and rubber composition containing same

The invention relates to a functionalized diene elastomer composed:

Functional diene elastomer with a low pi and improved cold flow, and rubber composition containing same

The present invention relates to an elastomer mixture resulting from the modification of a diene elastomer by a coupling agent that introduces, into the elastomer chain, an alkoxysilane group bearing a tertiary or secondary amine functional group. This mixture predominantly comprises the diene elastomer coupled by the alkoxysilane group bearing a tertiary or secondary amine functional group which is bonded to the diene elastomer through the silicon atom. The invention also relates to a reinforced rubber composition, in particular that can be used for the manufacture of tires, which comprises a reinforcing filler and an elastomer matrix comprising at least this elastomer mixture, and to its preparation process. This composition has improved hysteresis and mechanical properties in the vulcanized state, and also improved processing in the uncured state.

Elastomer mixture mainly comprising a diene elastomer coupled by an aminoalkoxysilane group, rubber composition including the same and methods for obtaining same

The present invention relates to a diene rubber composition reinforced with an inorganic filler comprising a thermoplastic polymer bearing, at at least one end, a silanol or silyl ether functional group. The presence of the functional thermoplastic polymer makes it possible to improve the compromise of performances, which are the handling and the grip, of a tire having a tread that is based on such a composition.

Rubber composition including a functionalized thermoplastic polymer

The invention relates to a functionalized diene elastomer composed a) of a specific block copolymer functionalized, at the chain end or in the middle of the chain, by a tin functional group, b) of a specific block copolymer star-branched by tin and c) of a content of less than 15% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the functionalized diene elastomer, of a specific non-tin-functional block copolymer.

Functional diene block elastomer with a low PI and improved cold flow, and rubber composition containing same

Reinforced rubber composition, exhibiting improved hysteresis, based on at least (a) an elastomeric matrix predominantly based on natural rubber, (b) a reinforcing filler and (c) a specific polyimine compound in a small proportion, preferably ranging from 1 to 5 mmol per 100 g of elastomer. This rubber composition is intended, for example, for the manufacture of a semi-finished rubber product intended for the tires of motor vehicles.

Composition made from natural rubber and a polyimine compound

Plasticizing system which can be used for the plasticizing of a diene rubber composition, wherein it is based on an MES or TDAE oil and on a resin formed of terpene/vinylaromatic copolymer, in particular copolymer of limonene and of stirene. Rubber composition exhibiting an improved abrasion and cut resistance, the composition being based on at least a diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system and a plasticizing system comprising between 5 and 35 phr of an MES or TDAE oil and between 5 and 35 phr of such a resin formed of terpene/vinylaromatic copolymer (pce=parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer). Process for preparing such a composition, use of the composition for the manufacture of a finished article or of a semi-finished product intended for a tire or a tire/motor vehicle connecting system, in particular a tire tread.

Plasticizing system for a rubber composition

A plasticizing system used for plasticizing a diene rubber composition is based on an MES or TDAE oil and on Cfraction/vinylaromatic copolymer resin, in particular a copolymer of a Cfraction and of styrene resin. A rubber composition exhibiting an improved abrasion and cut resistance is based on at least a diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system, and a plasticizing system comprising between 5 and 35 phr of an MES or TDAE oil and between 5 and 35 phr of such a resin. A tire is formed of the above mentioned rubber composition. A process for preparing such a composition, use of said composition for the manufacture of a finished article or of a semi-finished product intended for a motor vehicle ground-contact system, in particular a tire and a tread of such a tire.

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Stéphanie De Landtsheer