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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Peter Lawrence Votruba-Drzal, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Justin Jonathan Martin, Irwin, PA (US);
Timothy Allen Okel, Trafford, PA (US);
Raphael O. Kollah, Wexford, PA (US);
Truman Wilt, Clinton, PA (US);
Clint Steven Edelman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Brittany Smith, Murrysville, PA (US);
Luke Andrew Wolfe, Union City, PA (US);
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a process for producing treated filler that includes (a) treating a slurry that includes untreated filler where the untreated filler has not been previously dried, with a treating composition that includes a treating agent, thereby forming a treated filler slurry, and (b) drying the treated filler slurry to produce treated filler. The treating agent can include an unsaturated fatty acid, derivative of an unsaturated fatty acid, or salt thereof. The present invention also is directed to treated filler prepared by the process, as well as rubber compounding compositions and tires including the treated filler.