Molecular Rebar® in Oil (MRO) Material Used in Rubber World Magazine Article- January 2023 Effect of nanotube type and loading level on the abrasion resistance of a model tire tread compound, part 1 by Paul Pavka, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory Synopsis: Akron Rubber Development [...]
Molecular Rebar Design featured in Rubber World Magazine October 2022 issue Carbon nanotubes with organosilane functionalization improve abrasion and rolling resistance of silica-silane tire tread compounds by August Krupp and Kurt Swogger Synopsis: Molecular Rebar Design, LLC has successfully developed new rubber composites with [...]
Molecular Rebar Design featured in Rubber World Magazine February 2021 issue Submicron particle generation of multi-wall carbon nanotubes by August Krupp, Nancy Henderson, and Emily Cole Synopsis: Multi-wall carbon nanotubes, if in an oil nanotube form and bound to the rubber providing reinforcement, greatly [...]
MRO Gen II in a Semi-efficient Vulcanization (SEV) Off-the-road (OTR) Tire Tread Formulation As part of the ongoing product qualification and initial market adoption for MRO Gen II, MRD has embarked on various benchmarking laboratory studies. A common inquiry is the use of MRO Gen II in a SEV cure package [...]
MRD releases 2nd generation product: MRO Gen II Improved C&C with NO change in Fuel Economy or Heat Build-Up MRO Gen II is a pelletized powder consisting of 50% multiwall carbon nanotubes and naphthenic oil. Molecular Rebar (MR) are functionalized and discrete multi-wall carbon nanotubes. Gen [...]
