Green Materials used for Tire Production
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Traditional tire manufacturing consumes over 800 million gallons of petroleum-derived materials annually, with each passenger tire requiring 7 gallons of oil equivalent. Recent analyses show that replacing even 30% of petroleum-based compounds with bio-derived alternatives could reduce the carbon footprint of tire production by 25-35%, while maintaining critical performance metrics like wet grip and rolling resistance.
The core challenge lies in developing bio-based elastomers and fillers that match the performance characteristics of petroleum-derived materials without compromising tire safety, durability, or manufacturing scalability.
This page brings together solutions from recent research—including biobased rubber compounds derived from plant oils, elastomer blends incorporating fermentation residues, biodegradable fillers from organic waste, and rubber compositions using recycled textile fibers. These and other approaches demonstrate how tire manufacturers can reduce petroleum dependency while maintaining or improving tire performance specifications.
1. Method for Manufacturing Dandelion Latex Shoe Component with Mixed Rubber and Silicon Dioxide Integration
Cole Haan LLC, 2025
A method to manufacture a dandelion latex shoe component that provides improved durability and resistance to degradation compared to conventional latex shoe components. The method involves mixing dandelion rubber, CIS polybutadiene rubber (BR), and butadiene styrene rubber (SBR) to form a mixture, then adding silicon dioxide to that mixture. The component is then molded from the resulting mixture. The dandelion rubber, BR, and SBR are mixed at temperatures between 60-80°C, and the silicon dioxide is added at temperatures between 80-100°C. This allows the dandelion rubber to be more effectively dispersed and stabilized in the final component. The use of silicon dioxide also improves the durability and resistance to degradation of the final component. Other additives like z
2. Rubber Aging Stabilizer Compound with 2-(p-Phenylenediamine)-m Substituted Benzoate Structure
Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, 2025
Aging stabilizer compound for rubber products like tires that provides improved protection against oxygen and ozone degradation compared to traditional aromatic amine stabilizers. The compound has the formula I: 2-(p-phenylenediamine)-m substituted benzoate (or ester) with m=0 or 1. It can be synthesized by reacting the diamine with a carboxylic acid. The compound has lower hazard potential than aromatic amines and good solubility in the rubber matrix. It can be used in rubber mixtures for tires and other rubber articles to prevent aging and blooming.
3. Rubber Formulations with Vinylbenzocyclobutane-Containing Statistical Copolymer for Self-Curing
Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, 2025
Rubber formulations that can be cured without traditional curatives like zinc oxide and sulfur. The formulations contain a statistical copolymer made from conjugated diene monomers and vinylbenzocyclobutane. When heated, the vinylbenzocyclobutane segments crosslink with each other and other double bonds in the polymer to cure the rubber without additional curatives. The statistical distribution of vinylbenzocyclobutane promotes even crosslinking density. The formulations are useful in tire applications as they reduce cost and environmental impact compared to traditional curing methods.
4. Rubber Composition with Cellulose Fillers and Thiosulfuric Acid-Amino Cross-Linking Agent
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., 2025
Rubber composition containing a rubber component and cellulose-based fillers that exhibits favorable strength. The composition includes a rubber component, cellulose fillers, and a cross-linkable compound with thiosulfuric acid and an amino group. Kneading the components improves strength. The thiosulfuric acid group facilitates crosslinking during vulcanization, and the amino group enhances filler interaction. This provides improved rubber properties compared to using cellulose fillers alone.
5. Reclaimed Carbon Black with Reduced Particle Size via Aqueous Milling Process
Beyond Lotus LLC, 2025
Improving the processing and performance of reclaimed carbon black recovered from tire pyrolysis by milling it in water to reduce particle size and dispersibility. The milled reclaimed carbon has volume-weighted D50 particle sizes less than 2700 nm with low proportions of large particles. This milled reclaimed carbon can be used as a filler in rubber composites at similar loadings to virgin carbon black. The milling and dispersion improves rubber properties compared to unprocessed reclaimed carbon. The milling step involves mixing the pyrolysis carbon with water to form a slurry, then milling it to a desired particle size.
6. Rubber Compositions with Phenolic Resin and Phenolic Epoxide Reinforcing System and Controlled Epoxy to Hydroxyl Group Ratio
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, 2025
Rubber compositions with reduced formaldehyde content and improved properties for tire applications. The compositions contain a reinforcing resin system made of a phenolic resin and a phenolic epoxide. The ratio of epoxy groups to hydroxyl groups in the system is controlled to be between 0.05 and 5. This prevents excessive formaldehyde formation during curing by eliminating the need for methylene donors like hexamethylenetetramine. The compositions also have improved physical properties like rigidity, hysteresis, elongation, and uncured viscosity compared to conventional reinforcing resin systems.
7. Rubber Composition Incorporating Polyalkylene Succinate Adipate Resin and Peroxide Crosslinking Agents
Sung Yull LEE, 2025
Biodegradable rubber composition that aims to improve biodegradability compared to conventional rubber. The composition replaces some of the traditional rubber components with biodegradable materials like polyalkylene succinate adipate (PASA) resin. Crosslinking agents like peroxides are used to join the biodegradable materials together. The resulting biodegradable rubber has enhanced biodegradation efficiency compared to conventional rubber.
8. Enzyme-Modified Vulcanized Rubber Particles with Surface Functionalization for Enhanced Integration into New Rubber Mixtures
Vibracoustic SE, 2024
Recycling rubber waste by modifying the surface of vulcanized rubber particles using biotechnology to enable better integration into new rubber mixtures. The process involves using enzymes to selectively oxidize and cleave the rubber chains at the surface of the particles without breaking the sulfur bonds. The modified particles have functional groups on the surface that allow them to be used as active fillers in new rubber mixtures with similar properties to the original rubber. This avoids the properties deterioration that occurs when devulcanizing vulcanized rubber. The modified particles can be made from waste vulcanized rubber like tire granules.
9. Tire Tread Rubber Composition Incorporating Hydrophobic Rice Bran Silica with Liquid Unsaturated Fatty Acid
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS CONVERGENCE TECH, KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY, 2024
Eco-friendly tire tread rubber composition with improved dispersibility that replaces some of the silica with a hydrophobic rice bran silica prepared by mixing rice bran silica with a liquid unsaturated fatty acid. This improves dispersion of the filler in the rubber matrix compared to using rice bran silica alone. The hydrophobic rice bran silica provides environmental benefits from rice bran waste while maintaining dispersion and processing properties.
10. Rubber Composite Material Incorporating In-Situ Regenerated Waste Rubber Powder for Tire Treads
Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd., Beijing Linglong Tire Co., Ltd., SHANDONG LINGLONG TIRE CO LTD, 2024
Rubber composite material for tire treads that uses waste rubber powder in-situ regenerated during the tire tread preparation process. The method involves adding a regeneration agent along with the other tire tread ingredients and processing them together. This allows the waste rubber powder to regenerate and participate in forming the tire tread cross-linked network. It avoids the energy-intensive step of regenerating the waste rubber separately before adding it to the tread. This minimizes the impact of the waste rubber on tire properties and reduces carbon emissions compared to using unregenerated waste rubber.
11. Rubber Composite Production Using High-Temperature Plasticized Solid Waste Integration
Taian Jinshan Rubber Industry Co., Ltd., TAIAN JINSHAN RUBBER INDUSTRY CO LTD, 2024
Utilizing solid waste resources like fly ash, sludge, and slag to produce rubber products in a more efficient and environmentally friendly way. The method involves high-temperature plasticization of the solid waste to melt and vitrify it, then mixing it with rubber powder and additives. The resulting composite is kneaded, extruded, and cooled to make rubber products like water stops, sidewalks, and speed bumps. By processing the waste in this way, it can be used as an important component in the rubber production process, reducing cost and virgin material consumption while also improving rubber performance compared to directly adding waste.
12. Rubber Compound Incorporating Recycled Tire Carbon Black with Specific Particle Characteristics and Additive Blend
ANHUI RUIBANG RUBBER ADDITIVES GROUP CO LTD, 2023
Environmentally friendly material for improving fatigue resistance and flexibility of rubber products made from recycled tire carbon black (rCB), vegetable oil soapstock, emulsifier, binder, and modifier. The rCB has specific particle size, surface area, and transmittance. The method involves mixing these components to prepare the material, which can be used as a replacement for traditional carbon black in rubber compounds to enhance fatigue and flexural properties while reducing cost and environmental impact compared to virgin carbon black.
13. Bio-Based Compound Modified Liquid Reclaimed Rubber via High-Temperature Reaction with Lignin Derivatives and Peptizing Agent
ZHONGCE RUBBER GROUP CO LTD, 2023
Bio-based compound modified liquid reclaimed rubber for tire applications that replaces traditional plasticizers, tackifying resins, and softeners. The modified rubber is prepared by high-temperature reaction of reclaimed rubber, lignin derivatives, and a peptizing agent. This bio-based rubber can be used to partially or fully replace conventional additives in tire rubber compositions to improve sustainability and reduce environmental impact compared to petroleum-based additives.
14. Biobased Tire Tread Rubber Composition with Specific Raw Rubber and Additive Ratios
SHANDONG CHAMBROAD ZHONGJU NEW MAT CO LTD, SHANDONG CHAMBROAD ZHONGJU NEW MATERIAL CO LTD, 2023
Tire tread rubber composition with high biobased content and reduced carbon footprint. The tread rubber is made by mixing specific amounts of raw rubber, reinforcing filler, activator, plasticizer, anti-aging agent, accelerator, and vulcanizing agent. The composition aims to replace fossil-based rubber with biobased rubber, like itaconate rubber, to reduce dependence on petroleum. The low-temperature vulcanization process and omitting silane coupling agent further reduce carbon emissions. The composition provides tires with high biobased content, good wet grip, and lower rolling resistance.
15. Rubber Composition for Tire Treads with Renewable Elastomer and Biobased Resin Blends
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER, THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO, 2023
Rubber composition for tire treads with a majority of renewable components for improved sustainability. The composition contains blends of natural rubber, polybutadiene, and styrene-butadiene copolymer elastomers. It replaces conventional petroleum-derived elastomers with renewable alternatives. The composition also uses biobased resins, processing aids, and silica fillers. The goal is to create tire treads with high renewable content without sacrificing performance.
16. Rubber Composition with Renewable Natural Rubber, Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer, Polybutadiene, Bio-Derived Resin, Vegetable Oil, Silica, and Bio-Based Carbon Black
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 2023
Rubber composition for tire components with majority renewable content. The composition contains blends of natural rubber, styrene-butadiene copolymer, and polybutadiene, along with bio-derived resin, vegetable oil, and fillers like silica and bio-based carbon black. The bio-derived components replace fossil-based materials to make the tire rubber more sustainable.
17. Bioengineered Rubber Composition Comprising Epoxidized Natural Rubber, Bio-Based Elastic Material, Wheat Straw Powder, Ethanol, Silane Coupling Agent, and Vulcanizing Agent
Mengla County Manzhuang Rubber Co., Ltd., MENGLA MANZHUANG RUBBER CO LTD, 2023
Bioengineered rubber made from renewable resources with improved properties compared to conventional rubber. The bioengineered rubber is prepared by combining epoxidized natural rubber, bio-based elastic material, wheat straw powder, ethanol, silane coupling agent, and vulcanizing agent. The specific component proportions can vary within certain ranges. The bioengineered rubber has enhanced elasticity, flame retardance, wear resistance, weather resistance, and low temperature flexibility compared to conventional rubber.
18. Tire Comprising Renewable Raw Material-Based Plasticizer, Filler, and Tree Resin Components
CONTINENTAL REIFEN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, 2023
Tire that is composed more sustainably and at the same time has no significant disadvantages in terms of its physical properties. The tire contains a plasticizer made from renewable raw materials, preferably vegetable oil, particularly preferably rapeseed oil, and a filler made from renewable raw materials, preferably silica produced from rice husk ash, and a tree resin, preferably colophony resin.
19. Rubber Composition Incorporating Biomass-Derived Extracts and Carbon Black for Tire Manufacturing
HANKOOK TIRE & TECH CO LTD, HANKOOK TIRE & TECHNOLOGY CO LTD, 2023
Rubber composition for tires made from biomass sources like coffee grounds that replaces petroleum-based components. The composition uses extracts and byproducts from lipid-rich biomass like coffee grounds to replace conventional processing oils, fillers, accelerators, and antioxidants. The extraction involves using solvents like alcohols and hydrocarbons to simultaneously extract oil, fatty acids, and phenols from biomass. The extract, called an all-in-one activator, is used in the tire composition along with biomass-derived carbon black. This allows using biomass as a source for tire components instead of petroleum-based ones.
20. Rubber Compound Incorporating Recycled Textile Fibers with Butadiene, Isoprene, and Styrene Butadiene Rubbers and Reinforcing Agent
FUJIAN PUTIAN LIANSHENG SHOES IND CO LTD, FUJIAN PUTIAN LIANSHENG SHOES INDUSTRY CO LTD, 2023
Rubber material containing recycled textile fibers that is environmentally friendly and can be used in applications like tires, belts, and shoe soles. The rubber compound is prepared by combining textile fibers, butadiene rubber, isoprene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, and reinforcing agent. The textile fibers can be recycled materials like scraps from shoe production or old shoes. The rubber compound provides properties like strength and tear resistance. The rubber material can be prepared by compounding the ingredients and processing them into the desired shape.
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