A rubber-steel cord composite in which a rubber composition and a steel cord are vulcanized and adhere to each other, wherein the rubber composition contains 1 to 10 parts by mass of a vulcanizing agent, 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of N,N-dibenzylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide, a melamine derivative, and a resorcinol compound, with respect to 100 parts by mass of diene rubber containing natural rubber.

A rubber composition is based on at least one elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system and at least one polyphenolic compound, the polyphenolic compound comprising at least three aromatic rings, each bearing at least two vicinal hydroxyl groups.

The present disclosure provides a novel and practical alcohol and derivatives thereof which have more industrial value than existing petrochemical raw materials. The present disclosure further provides ethanol, characterized in that a peak in gas chromatography measured by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC/MS) has at least one peak with a retention time selected from (A) a peak of 5 minutes 25 seconds to 5 minutes 35 seconds and two peaks of 2 minutes 55 seconds to 3 minutes 5 seconds; (B) a peak of 12 minutes 30 seconds to 12 minutes 40 seconds; (C) a peak of 6 minutes 36 seconds to 6 minutes 45 seconds; and (D) a peak of 15 minutes 00 seconds to 15 minutes 15 seconds.

A rubber compound for body ply skim comprising: —a mix of rubber consisting of (i) Epoxidized Natural Rubber acting as polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain; (ii) Natural Rubber acting as polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain; (iii) Polyepihalohydrin rubber, —a filler material, and—a vulcanization system; The compound comprises: 70 to 90 phr of said Polyepihalohydrin rubber; 5 to 25 phr of said Epoxidized Natural Rubber (E-NR); and 5 to 25 phr of said Natural Rubber (NR); the phr ratio between E-NR and NR ranging from 0.2 to 5.0.

The present invention relates to an aqueous dipping composition for coating a textile reinforcing material, comprising 4% to 50% by dry weight of at least one rubber latex, 0.1% to 4.5% by dry weight of at least one blocked isocyanate, 0.02% to 20% by dry weight of at least one filler, 0.2% to 4% by dry weight of at least one epoxy group-containing compound, and 0.1% to 2% by dry weight of at least one polymer with carboxylic acid functional groups, wherein the amounts in % by dry weight are based on the total weight of the aqueous dipping composition. The composition is essentially free of resorcinol, resorcinol precondensates, formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing substances. The present invention relates to a use of such a composition, a process for coating a textile reinforcing material with this composition, a coated textile reinforcing material and a respective elastomeric article comprising the same.

The present invention relates to an aqueous dipping composition for coating a textile reinforcing material, comprising 4% to 50% by dry weight of at least one rubber latex, 0.1% to 10% by dry weight of at least one blocked isocyanate, 0.3% to 30% by dry weight of at least one wax, 0% to 6% by dry weight of at least one epoxy group-containing compound, and 0% to 15% by dry weight of at least one polymer with carboxylic acid functional groups, wherein the amounts in % by dry weight are based on the total weight of the aqueous dipping composition. The present invention relates to a use of such a composition, a process for coating a textile reinforcing material with this composition, a coated textile reinforcing material and a respective elastomeric article comprising the same.

The present invention relates to an aqueous dipping composition for coating a textile reinforcing material, comprising 4% to 40% by dry weight of at least one rubber latex, with the proviso that the rubber latex is no isoprene rubber latex, 0.1% to 10% by dry weight of at least one blocked isocyanate, 1% to 20% by dry weight of at least one isoprene rubber latex, and 0% to 6% by dry weight of at least one epoxy group-containing compound, wherein the amounts in % by dry weight are based on the total weight of the aqueous dipping composition. The composition is essentially free of resorcinol, resorcinol precondensates, formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing substances. The present invention relates to a use of such a composition, a process for coating a textile reinforcing material with this composition, a coated textile reinforcing material and a respective elastomeric article comprising the same.

The present invention relates to an aqueous dipping composition for coating a textile reinforcing material, comprising at least one rubber latex, at least one blocked isocyanate, at least one filler, at least one epoxy group-containing compound, and at least one polymer with carboxylic acid functional groups. The present invention further relates to the use of such a composition, to a process for coating a textile reinforcing material with this composition, to a coated textile reinforcing material and a respective elastomeric article comprising the coated textile reinforcing material.

A rubber-steel cord composite in which a rubber composition and a steel cord are vulcanized and adhere to each other, wherein the rubber composition contains 1 to 10 parts by mass of a vulcanizing agent, 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of N,N-dibenzylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide, and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a bismaleimide compound, with respect to 100 parts by mass of diene rubber containing natural rubber.

A rubber-steel cord composite according to an embodiment is formed by vulcanizing and bonding a rubber composition containing 1 to 10 parts by mass of sulfur, 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of N,N-dibenzylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide, and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of either one or both of hexamethylene bis-thiosulfate disodium salt dihydrate and 1,6-bis(N,N-dibenzylthiocarbamoyldithio)hexane, with respect to 100 parts by mass of diene rubber containing natural rubber, and a steel cord. A pneumatic tire according to an embodiment includes the rubber-steel cord composite.