Green Silica: Industrially scalable & sustainable approach towards achieving improved “nano filler – Elastomer” interaction and reinforcement in tire tread compounds

In recent times carbon black is getting part replaced in the tire industry by silica as the major reinforcing filler for the development of “greener tires”. The green claim comes from the fact that silica reinforcement helps in further fuel saving in vehicles and reduction in CO2 emission into the environment. Making the green claim further, researchers are also looking at reinforcement fillers that are synthesized from bio-waste as raw...