A tire comprises a rubber composition based on at least a rubber crumb, a diene elastomer, a pro-oxidant, a reinforcing filler and a crosslinking system, said rubber crumb representing 30% by mass or more of the composition, and exhibiting a ratio of the chloroform extract to the acetone extract of less than 2, the chloroform and acetone extracts being expressed as percentages by mass.

A tire comprises a rubber composition based on at least a rubber crumb, a diene elastomer, a pro-oxidant, a reinforcing filler and a crosslinking system, said rubber crumb representing 30% by mass or more of the composition, and exhibiting a ratio of the chloroform extract to the acetone extract of less than 2, the chloroform and acetone extracts being expressed as percentages by mass.

A process for preparing thermoplastic rubbers from blends of vulcanized rubber scrap materials and virgin Natural Rubbers is provided comprising blending the vulcanized rubber scrap materials with virgin Natural Rubbers (NR) on a two roll mill or an internal mixer to form a polymeric mixture, followed by passing the polymeric mixture with an olefinic plastic through a twin screw extruder along with devulcanizing additives at elevated temperatures. The plastic resin may be a virgin resin, a recycled resin or a mixture thereof. The process is termed “dynamic devulcanization” to denote that the rubber scrap material is being devulcanized and intimately homogenized with virgin NR while it is being blended with the plastic resin to form the said thermoplastic natural rubber. A compatibilizing agent such as phthalic anhydride is introduced at the tail end of the twin-screw extruder to enhance the interface adhesion between the devulcanized rubber, virgin NR and the plastic resin. The resultant thermoplastic natural rubbers exhibit superior physical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, hardness and flexural modulus compared to thermoplastic rubber compositions comprising mixtures of plastics, NR and recycled rubbers heretofore produced. In one embodiment, the thermoplastic rubbers are prepared from blends of partially vulcanized NR known as Superior Processing rubber in lieu of blends of NR and vulcanized rubber scrap materials for better uniformity and consistency of finished thermoplastic rubber products, and virgin plastic resins.

A process for preparing thermoplastic rubbers from blends of vulcanized rubber scrap materials and virgin Natural Rubbers is provided comprising blending the vulcanized rubber scrap materials with virgin Natural Rubbers (NR) on a two roll mill or an internal mixer to form a polymeric mixture, followed by passing the polymeric mixture with an olefinic plastic through a twin screw extruder along with devulcanizing additives at elevated temperatures. The plastic resin may be a virgin resin, a recycled resin or a mixture thereof. The process is termed “dynamic devulcanization” to denote that the rubber scrap material is being devulcanized and intimately homogenized with virgin NR while it is being blended with the plastic resin to form the said thermoplastic natural rubber. A compatibilizing agent such as phthalic anhydride is introduced at the tail end of the twin-screw extruder to enhance the interface adhesion between the devulcanized rubber, virgin NR and the plastic resin. The resultant thermoplastic natural rubbers exhibit superior physical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, hardness and flexural modulus compared to thermoplastic rubber compositions comprising mixtures of plastics, NR and recycled rubbers heretofore produced. In one embodiment, the thermoplastic rubbers are prepared from blends of partially vulcanized NR known as Superior Processing rubber in lieu of blends of NR and vulcanized rubber scrap materials for better uniformity and consistency of finished thermoplastic rubber products, and virgin plastic resins.

A process for preparing thermoplastic rubbers from blends of vulcanized rubber scrap materials and virgin Natural Rubbers is provided comprising blending the vulcanized rubber scrap materials with virgin Natural Rubbers (NR) on a two roll mill or an internal mixer to form a polymeric mixture, followed by passing the polymeric mixture with an olefinic plastic through a twin screw extruder along with devulcanizing additives at elevated temperatures. The plastic resin may be a virgin resin, a recycled resin or a mixture thereof. The process is termed “dynamic devulcanization” to denote that the rubber scrap material is being devulcanized and intimately homogenized with virgin NR while it is being blended with the plastic resin to form the said thermoplastic natural rubber. A compatibilizing agent such as phthalic anhydride is introduced at the tail end of the twin-screw extruder to enhance the interface adhesion between the devulcanized rubber, virgin NR and the plastic resin. The resultant thermoplastic natural rubbers exhibit superior physical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, hardness and flexural modulus compared to thermoplastic rubber compositions comprising mixtures of plastics, NR and recycled rubbers heretofore produced. In one embodiment, the thermoplastic rubbers are prepared from blends of partially vulcanized NR known as Superior Processing rubber in lieu of blends of NR and vulcanized rubber scrap materials for better uniformity and consistency of finished thermoplastic rubber products, and virgin plastic resins.

Provided herein is a protective rubber track shoe for an excavator, which includes a first-stage rubber mix and a second-stage rubber mix. The first-stage rubber mix consists of a natural rubber, a chloroprene rubber, a butadiene rubber, a styrene-butadiene rubber, a tire reclaim rubber, a 120-mesh rubber powder, zinc oxide, stearic acid, an anti-aging agent 3100, an anti-aging agent CTU, paraffin wax, an intermediate super abrasion furnace carbon black and an aromatic oil. The second-stage rubber mix consists of the first-stage rubber mix, sulfur, an accelerator CZ and an auxiliary agent.

Provided herein is a protective rubber track shoe for an excavator, which includes a first-stage rubber mix and a second-stage rubber mix. The first-stage rubber mix consists of a natural rubber, a chloroprene rubber, a butadiene rubber, a styrene-butadiene rubber, a tire reclaim rubber, a 120-mesh rubber powder, zinc oxide, stearic acid, an anti-aging agent 3100, an anti-aging agent CTU, paraffin wax, an intermediate super abrasion furnace carbon black and an aromatic oil. The second-stage rubber mix consists of the first-stage rubber mix, sulfur, an accelerator CZ and an auxiliary agent.

A method of manufacturing a tread for agricultural tires, the method comprising providing an agricultural tire casing, providing a cured rubber component having first and second planar surfaces, providing a plurality of cushion gums, wherein the plurality of cushion gums contains a cure system comprising a stable dinitrile oxide compound, providing a plurality of lugs, and forming an agricultural tread composite by mating the lugs to a planar surface of the cured rubber component using the cushion gum.

A method of manufacturing a tread for agricultural tires, the method comprising providing an agricultural tire casing, providing a cured rubber component having first and second planar surfaces, providing a plurality of cushion gums, wherein the plurality of cushion gums contains a cure system comprising a stable dinitrile oxide compound, providing a plurality of lugs, and forming an agricultural tread composite by mating the lugs to a planar surface of the cured rubber component using the cushion gum.

A composition useful as an asphalt additive includes a plurality of substrate particles and a coating layer disposed on the particles, the coating layer including a solid elastomer. A method of producing an asphalt additive includes mixing an emulsion comprising an elastomer with a plurality of substrate particles. Another composition useful as an asphalt additive includes a plurality of substrate particles substantially coated with a first coating layer and a second coating layer, the first coating layer including a solid elastomer. An asphalt mix includes the asphalt additive composition, aggregate, and a binder.