Let tires to reduce fuel consumption to reduce emissions

Butyl rubber as the leader in the field for a long time, ExxonMobil Chemical Company will be a new production of commercial products, it is possible to change the tire industry. The new product is synthetic rubber and nylon blend, it can be used to produce lighter, more durable tires. Compared with the traditional tire, the tire easier to roll, a longer period of time to be able to maintain an appropriate tire. These features enable the vehicle to save fuel, thereby reducing emissions.

A revolutionary new type of rubber significance

ExxonMobil scientists developed this revolutionary new type of synthetic rubber is Exxpro specialty elastomers. This material may dynamically mixed with nylon to form a unique alloy, the song both flexible, elastic and low permeability.

"This new material in many aspects of performance excellence." ExxonMobil Chemical's butyl rubber marketing manager, "At present, most of the passenger tire of halogenated butyl rubber airtight thickness of about 0.8mm, weighing about 2.2 pounds (1 kg). And new materials to replace the design, so that the airtight layer, thin and light, just like a plastic bag. Inner liner new weight loss can be nearly 80% of the gas leak but also in a better performance. "

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, only the United States each year because of the lack of a waste tire about 1,200,000,000 gallons of fuel. Consumers through regular check tire pressure is normal can help to reduce fuel use, check the tire pressure at least once a frequency of January. However, regardless of whether or not consumers often check tires for better air tightness of the tire, the tire shortage appears less likely, thus saving fuel.

Exxpro with butyl rubber-based materials similar to the IB can be used in the production of football from the conveyor belt and other products. Butyl rubber and its next-generation products, halogenated butyl rubber, natural rubber than traditional or other synthetic elastomer better air tightness, therefore, more than half a century has been used in the field of inner tubes and tires. ExxonMobil Chemical's researchers in the 1930s invented butyl rubber, butyl rubber since the technology has been leading the company's production of a variety of butyl rubber tires for large manufacturers and other users .

Today, most of the tires can be used to provide high-gas-tight rubber, by ExxonMobil scientists, a combination of two different materials invented butyl rubber and its excellent air tightness than natural rubber and other Traditional synthetic elastomer. The materials, now widely used in inner tubes, sports balls and other applications. Halogenated butyl rubber is a butyl rubber halide, be used as a tubeless tire inner liner.

Research shows that the United States more than 25% of the tires at a tire less often, this not only resulted in a waste of fuel, but not security. The tire shortage will lead to tire heat and wear unevenly, leading to tire failure. To this end, ExxonMobil and Yokohama, Japan, the tire company to jointly develop a new product - Exxpro Nylon DVA, and the new elastomer material and its alloys in the tubeless tire on the application of research for many years. At present, some tire manufacturers are testing the new materials, and to assess their products in their online applications.

The new technology this fall to promote energy conservation

IB-based synthetic rubber production is a complex and large consumption of energy production processes. Butyl rubber and elastomer Exxpro specialty in extreme low-temperature environment of the production, the temperature as low as -100 ℃ below. In order to achieve such a low temperature to spend a lot of energy. However, this has recently changed.

ExxonMobil's research and technology development department of the new technology, can significantly increase the temperature of the environment and butyl rubber producing Exxpro specialty elastomers. This may be a major breakthrough in the field of butyl rubber in the last 50 years the most important. Through the use of the technology, ExxonMobil Chemical Company in the energy and reduce costs on the basis of compensation can be raised and butyl rubber production capacity of the Exxpro elastomers.

Capacity Expansion to increase supply capacity

ExxonMobil Chemical Company in the United States, Texas, plant production of shellfish Pool Exxpro specialty elastomers will be sent to the Pensacola, Florida. ExxonMobil Chemical is building a plant there, and nylon blends Exxpro eventually be referred to as "dynamic vulcanized alloy (DVA)". The product can be made into films, used in the production of tire inner liner. Florida's production facilities will be built in 2008, will supply customers around the world.

ExxonMobil in butyl rubber research and development of products with a long history in the area, Exxpro specialty elastomers is the latest development. More than half a century since the butyl rubber tire industry has always been an important raw material, it is learned that ExxonMobil will continue to be carried out in the field of butyl rubber production and investment. ExxonMobil Chemical's butene polymer, vice president of global business, said Art Sullivan, the world's growing demand for tires, which means that for the halogenated butyl rubber demand is also growing, which is why since 2000 Years, ExxonMobil Chemical Company's Tony Tong to carry out large-scale investment in production facilities, so that the butyl rubber production capacity doubled. At the same time, the company also expanded in France and Japan, manufacturers of the devices capacity to expand Exxpro specialty elastomer supply capacity.