IP Library Granted Patent US 8,735,488
Granted Patent B2
US 8,735,488 · App. 12/680,453 · Granted May 27, 2014

Black, method for the production thereof, and use thereof

Inventors: Thomas Pelster (Brühl, DE); Burkhard Freund (Neumünster, DE); Joachim Fröhlich (Neumarkt, DE); Werner Niedermeier (Brühl, DE); Conny Vogler (Ruppichteroth, DE)
Assignee: Orion Engineered Carbons GbmH
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Patent No.
US 8,735,488
App. No.
12/680,453
Granted
May 27, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to black having a CTAB surface area of 100 to 160 m?/g, a quartile ratio of more than 1.60, and an FP index of >0. Said black is produced in a furnace reactor. Sixty to 90 percent by weight of the raw black material are injected into the reactor in the first third of the reaction zone, while the remaining amount of the raw black material is injected into the reactor upstream at least in one other point. In addition, the combustible is conducted such that 90 to 100 percent by weight of the combustible are evaporated when first hitting the raw black material and 80 to 99 percent by weight of the combustible are evaporated 5 ms before hitting the raw black material. Said blacks can be used in rubber mixtures.

Claims (21)

1. A carbon black, characterized in that the CTAB surface area is from 100 to 160 m 2 /g, the quartile ratio is greater than 1.60, and the FP index is >0.

2. The carbon black as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the FP index is >0.5.

3. The carbon black as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the fraction of the particles >150 nm in the aggregate-size distribution is smaller than 20% by weight.

4. A process for producing the carbon black as claimed in claim 1 in a furnace-black reactor which comprises, along the reactor axis, a combustion zone, a reaction zone, and a termination zone, via production of a stream of hot exhaust gas in the combustion zone via combustion of a fuel in an oxygen-containing gas and passage of the exhaust gas from the combustion zone via the reaction zone into the termination zone, mixing to incorporate a feedstock used for the carbon black into the hot exhaust gas in the reaction zone, and termination of carbon black formation in the termination zone via introduction of water spray, wherein from 60 to 90% by weight of the feedstock used for the carbon black is introduced through nozzles arranged as a plurality of radial lances within the first third of the reaction, zone, and the remaining amount of the feedstock used for the carbon black is introduced through nozzles arranged as a plurality of radial lances upstream at at least one further point into the reactor, and the fuel is conducted in such a way that on first encounter with the feedstock used for the carbon black from 90 to 100% by weight of the fuel has vaporized, and 5 ins prior to encountering the feedstock used for the carbon black from 80 to 99% by weight of the fuel has vaporized.

5. A method of preparing a composition, comprising

introducing the carbon black of claim 1 in a composition as a reinforcing filler, a filler, a UV stabilizer, a conductive carbon black, or a pigment.

6. A method preparing a rubber mixture, comprising

introducing the carbon black of claim 1 as a reinforcing filler in a rubber mixture.

7. A rubber mixture, characterized in that it comprises at least one rubber and at least one carbon black as claimed in claim 1 .

8. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 7 , characterized in that the rubber is a diene rubber.

9. The rubber mixture as claimed in claim 8 , characterized in that the diene rubber is a natural rubber.

10. A carbon black, characterized in that

the ΔD-50/mode ratio is greater than or equal to 1.1,

the CTAB surface area is from 100 to 160 m 2 /g,

the quartile ratio is greater than 1.60, and

the FP index is >0.

11. The carbon black as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the ΔD-50/mode ratio is less than or equal to 1.14.

12. The carbon black as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the ΔD-50/mode ratio is less than or equal to 1.19.

13. The carbon black as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the ΔD-50/mode ratio is less than or equal to 1.33.

14. The carbon black as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the ΔD-50/mode ratio is less than or equal to 1.58.

15. A process for producing carbon black in a furnace-black reactor which comprises, along the reactor axis, a combustion zone, a reaction zone, and a termination zone, via production of a stream of hot exhaust gas in the combustion zone via combustion of a fuel in an oxygen-containing gas and passage of the exhaust gas from the combustion zone via the reaction zone into the termination zone, mixing to incorporate a feedstock used for the carbon black into the hot exhaust gas in the reaction zone, and termination of carbon-black formation in the termination zone via introduction of water spray, wherein from 60 to 90% by weight of the feedstock used for the carbon black is introduced through nozzles arranged as a plurality of radial lances within the first third of the reaction zone, and the remaining amount of the feedstock used for the carbon black is introduced through nozzles arranged as a plurality of radial lances upstream at at least one further point into the reactor, and the fuel is conducted in such a way that on first encounter with the feedstock used for the carbon black from 90 to 100% by weight of the fuel has vaporized, and 5 ms prior to encountering the feedstock used for the carbon black from 80 to 99% by weight of the fuel has vaporized.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: KINOVE GERMAN BIDCO GMBH
To: ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 032496/0312 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 5, 2014
From: ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS GMBH
To: KINOVE GERMAN BIDCO GMBH
Reel/Frame 032354/0517 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 28, 2014
From: EVONIK CARBON BLACK GMBH
To: ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 032321/0602 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2011
From: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
To: EVONIK CARBON BLACK GMBH
Reel/Frame 026209/0429 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2010
From: PELSTER, THOMAS; FREUND, BURKHARD; FROEHLICH, JOACHIM; NIEDERMEIER, WERNER; VOGLER, CONNY
To: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
Reel/Frame 025187/0863 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2007 047 432 · Oct 4, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110034611A1 · Feb 10, 2011