Current Scenario in the Carbon

Black Industry,
Recent technologies in the Filler
Business
&
Its Impact

Presented By:
Raktim Poddar
4th Yr ,Chem. Dept

Introduction
Production of carbon black
Incomplete combustion (Aromatic h/c oil , Natural gas)
Thermal decomposition (Natural gas ,Acetylene)
Market volume
expected to increase by 3.1 million tonnes until 2019 *
Tyre production
Consumed 7.8 million tonnes in 2011*
Manufactures

Phillips carbon black ,

Aditya birla carbon ,
Cabot Corporation,
China Synthetic Rubber Corporation

Uses of Carbon Black

Rubber Blacks
Tyres
Mechanical rubber
goods
Speciality Black
Coatings
Inks
Plastics

Carbon Black as Fillers in Tyres

25-30% of tyre

composition
Increases Durability
Balance b/w tread
wear, rolling resistance
& traction
Reduces inner liner
permeability
Lower CO2 emissions
Increases Economy

New trend in Filler industry

Silica based filler(Michelin)
Excellent traction
Orange oil (Yokohama)
Increase-traction, grip
Decrease-petroleum content

BioTred (Goodyear)
Corn-starch derived polymer
Sunflower oil in Primary

MXM4 tyres (Michelin)

Increase-polymer strength
Benefits of Silica based filler

Change-Adapt-Innovate
Decrease
Carbon black size
Ash
Residue

Increase
Flex fatigue
Dispersion

Fillers
to Generate US$27.7 billion in 2021*
*(Ceresana Market institute survey)
http://www.ceresana.com/en/market-studies/chemicals/carbon-black/)