10个你不可不知的轮胎革命（第二部）
ContiSilent
Continental claims its ContiSilent tires can cut cabin noise by up to 9dB and they're made by simply applying a coating to the inside of the main tread area of the tire after it's made. They're equipped to perform at the top lever, as the only two sizes available at present are for the Audi RS6 and RS7 with ContiSportContact 5s. Although the concept is expected to be extended to fit other cars. Yet Continental claims that braking, handing and wet grip performance aren't affected with a set of ContiSilent tires fitted.
Brand: Continental
Expect to see it: 2015/now
Soybean-made tire
Researchers at Goodyear-Dunlop's US Innovation Center have found the tread of tires produced using soybean oil lasts up to 10 per cent longer that regular versions. And if all tires were made in this way, the drain on oil-based resources could be cut drastically. This is part of the company's move to make tire manufacturing sustainable. Compounds made with soybean oils have found to form a better bond with the silica used to make tires. This would increase plant efficiency and help the company use less energy in is factories.
Brand: Goodyear-Dunlop
Expect to see it: 2015/now
Dandelion rubber
Continental's view of a sustainable future for tire manufacture involves dandelion plants. The company is on the verge of developing the news mass production method that will introduce the weeds. Optimized and cultivated for mass demand. Details are , sketchy at the moment, with Continental not surprisingly playing its cards close to its chest. But this doesn't only have the potential to reduce the brand's carbon footprint by cutting its reliance on fossil materials. The dandelions can also be grown close to Continental factories, to save on the logistical strain of hauling around raw materials.
Brand: Continental.
Expect to see it: 5+ years
Fossil-free tires
Falken's clever new Ensave 100 tire replaces synthetic rubber wit natural alternatives, and conventional carbon black with biomass-derived carbon black. Normal tires now use around 60 per cents synthetic material, and this project has been in the pipeline for 13 years. Instead of using fossil resources for rubber antioxidants, The tire is made by a unique process using plant oil instead of mineral oil, natural rubber and silica. As well as their obvious eco-friendly benefits, Enasave 100 tires are claimed to wear better and deliver better fuel efficiency and wet grip performance.
Brand: Falken
Expect to see it: 2015/now
Natural oil-derived tire
Goodyear-Dunlop's take on producing a natural oil-based tire has been developed in conjunction with DuPont Industrial bio sciences and is a key rubber ingredient called Biolsoprene. This can used in the production of synthetic rubber and other elastomers. The development of Biolsoprene will help the tire industry's dependence on oil-derived products as Goodyear-Dunlop looks to drastically reduce its carbon footprint.
Brand:Goodyear-Dunlop
Expect to see it: 10+ years
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