Optimized End Functionality of Silane-Terminated Liquid Butadiene Rubber for Silica-Filled Rubber Compounds

As the world is shifting from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles in response to environmental pollution, the tire industry has been conducting research on tire performance to meet the requirements of electric vehicles. In this experiment, functionalized liquid butadiene rubber (F-LqBR) with triethoxysilyl groups at both ends was introduced into a silica-filled rubber compound as a substitute for treated distillate aromatic extract (TDAE) oil, and comparative evaluation was conducted according to the number of triethoxysilyl groups. The results showed that F-LqBRs improved silica dispersion in the rubber matrix through the formation of chemical bonds between silanol groups and the base rubber, and reduced rolling resistance by limiting chain end mobility and improving filler–rubber interaction. However, when the number of triethoxysilyl groups in F-LqBR was increased from two to four, self-condensation increased, the reactivity of the silanol groups decreased, and the improvement of properties was reduced. As a result, the optimized end functionality of triethoxysilyl groups for F-LqBR in silica-filled rubber compound was two. The 2-Azo-LqBR with the optimized functionality showed an improvement of 10% in rolling resistance, 16% in snow traction, and 17% in abrasion resistance when 10 phr of TDAE oil was substituted.

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