Article having a component of a rubbber composition which contains particles of prevulcanized rubber and a blend of tetrathiodipropionic and trithiodipropionic acids
申请人:THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
公开号:EP1277793A2
公开(公告)日:2003-01-22
The invention relates to articles of manufacture, such as for example, tires and industrial products, which have at least one component comprised of a rubber composition which contains particles of pre-sulfur vulcanized rubber (e.g. ground recycled rubber) and impure tetrathiodipropionic acid, namely a blend comprised primarily of tetrathiodipropionic acid and trithiodipropionic acids of a weight ratio thereof in a range of about 80/20 to about 30/70. Said blend is referred to herein as an S4/S3 blend. The S4/S3 blend may be introduced directly to a rubber composition or may be provided as particles of a composite of said S4/S3 and a particulate support therefor for a purpose of aiding the dispersion of the S4 and S3 within the elastomer host. Representative of such support, or carrier, may be, for example, silica, particularly amorphous precipitated silica, carbon black, clay, starch, calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, titanium dioxide and the like, wherein carbon black is preferred. It is considered herein that an advantageous nature of the invention is to provide such an S4/S3 blend, for example, in a manner to somewhat depress the melting point of the trithiodipropionic acid and therefore promote its processability and incorporation with particles of pre-vulcanized rubber without substantially degrading any beneficial effect thereof. Thus, the invention is intended to be exclusive of use of 100 percent pure tetrathiodipropionic acid and exclusive of relatively high purity trithiodipropionic acid which contains at least 80 percent trithiodipropionic acid.
本发明涉及制造物品,例如轮胎和工业产品,其中至少有一种成分由橡胶组合物组成,该橡胶组合物含有预硫硫化橡胶颗粒(例如磨碎的再生橡胶)和不纯的四硫代二丙酸,即主要由重量比在约 80/20 至约 30/70 范围内的四硫代二丙酸和三硫代二丙酸组成的混合物。所述混合物在此称为 S4/S3 混合物。S4/S3 混合物可直接加入橡胶组合物中,也可作为所述 S4/S3 的复合颗粒及其颗粒支撑物提供,以帮助 S4 和 S3 在弹性体主体内分散。具有代表性的支撑物或载体可以是例如二氧化硅,特别是无定形沉淀二氧化硅、炭黑、粘土、淀粉、碳酸钙、硅酸钙、二氧化钛等,其中以炭黑为佳。本文认为,本发明的一个优点是提供这样一种 S4/S3 混合物,例如,可以在一定程度上降低三硫代二丙酸的熔点,从而提高其可加工性并使其与预硫化橡胶颗粒结合,而不会大大降低其有益效果。因此,本发明不包括使用纯度为 100%的四硫代二丙酸,也不包括使用纯度相对较高的三硫代二丙酸(其中至少含有 80% 的三硫代二丙酸)。