Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tire applications comprising: at least one rubber polymer, and at least one plasticizer comprising at least one vegetable oil and at least one petroleum-based oil selected from T-DAE products, MES products, naphthenic oils, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tire applications comprising: rubber polymer(s) comprising at least optionally-functionalized styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and at least one rubber selected from polybutadiene rubber (BR), natural rubber (NR), polyisoprene rubber (IR) and mixtures thereof, and at least one ester derived from renewable sources resulting from the esterification of trimer and/or dimer acids having the formula A-(COOH)q, with q being 2 or 3 and A being an acyclic, cyclic or polycyclic, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 69 carbon atoms, with acyclic or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched alcohols.

Abstract: A method for purifying carbon black obtained from pyrolysis of used tires by solvent extraction involves removal of residues of pyrolyzed rubber deposited on the surface of the carbon black obtained from the pyrolysis and the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contained therein. The method also involves extracting zinc from the purified carbon black using carboxylic acids of natural origin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tire applications comprising: rubber polymer(s) comprising at least optionally-functionalized styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and at least one rubber selected from polybutadiene rubber (BR), natural rubber (NR), polyisoprene rubber (IR) and mixtures thereof, and at least one ester derived from renewable sources resulting from the esterification of trimer and/or dimer acids having the formula A-(COOH)q, with q being 2 or 3 and A being an acyclic, cyclic or polycyclic, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 69 carbon atoms, with acyclic or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched alcohols.

Abstract: Process for the treatment of landfill leachate wastewater having a high COD, said process comprising: taking aliquots of the wastewater from the landfill and mixing them with active charcoal at room temperature, filtering the mixture to obtain an eluate, carrying out a photo-ozonolysis treatment consisting in the simultaneous irradiation with UV-light and saturation with ozone of said eluate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filtering device for NBC weapons, comprising a hermetically sealed box structure (10), provided with an opening for the inlet of air and/or gas to be filtered and an opening for the outlet of filtered air and/or gas, and within which one or more plates (11) are arranged to define the walls of a course for said air and/or gas from said inlet and said outlet, the sides of the plates (11) facing said course supporting a layer (12) of an adsorbing material.

Abstract: A process for inhibiting enzymatic activity in a substrate in liquid phase by the application of a denaturing means to the substrate up to a temperature set between 0 and 60° C., preferably set between 10 and 50° C., and more particularly at room temperature. As the denaturing means either the application to the substrate of gaseous ozone or the application to the substrate of UV waves for a predetermined time are provided. UV waves and gaseous ozone may also be provided as a combined denaturing means, at the same time or in different times, generated by the same device. Examples of the substrate to which the invention is applied can be: a food matrix, such as vegetable juice or puree, fruit juice or puree; a pure enzyme or a mixture of enzymes in liquid phase, in particular contained in liquid food; enzymes and mixture of reagents used for biochemical synthesis; and waste material where inhibiting the enzymatic activity is necessary before disposal.

Abstract: A reinforcing fabric includes a plurality of non-metallic reinforcing cords. The non-metallic reinforcing cords are at least partially enclosed in elastomeric material and are radiopaque. A method to make the reinforcing fabric includes rendering a plurality of non-metallic cords radiopaque using one or more radiopaque compounds and enclosing the non-metallic cords in elastomeric material. The reinforcing fabric includes the elastomeric material enclosing the non-metallic reinforcing cords. A tyre for a vehicle wheel includes at least one rubberized reinforcing fabric. The at least one rubberized reinforced fabric includes elastomeric material including a plurality of non-metallic reinforcing cords. The plurality of non-metallic reinforcing cords are radiopaque.

Abstract: Rubber compositions and pneumatic tires in which the rubber compositions are used. In the rubber compositions, per 100 parts by weight of natural rubber and a conjugated diene-base synthetic rubber such as a butadiene-styrene copolymer rubber, is compounded 30 to 120 parts by weight of a carbon black having both a characteristic (concentration of >C.dbd.O functional groups)/N.sub.2 SA.gtoreq.4.0.times.10.sup.-4 and a characteristic (concentration of >C.dbd.O functional groups).gtoreq.(concentration of --OH functional groups).sup.2 -0.1.times.(concentration of --OH functional groups)+0.03, or is compounded 30 to 120 parts by weight of a carbon black having the characteristic (concentration of >C.dbd.O functional groups)/N.sub.2 SA.gtoreq.4.0.times.10.sup.-4 and 0.05 to 5.0 parts by weight of at least one of a silane coupling agent, a hydrazide compound and a thiadiazole compound.

Abstract: Disclosed are a rubber composition having an improved charging property which comprises 100 parts by weight of rubber component containing diene rubber of 90 parts by weight or more, and a filler of 30 to 120 parts by weight and a nonionic surfactant or phosphoric ester of 0.2 to 8 parts by weight, and a pneumatic tire characterized by that the above rubber composition having an improved charging property is used for the tread parts of the pneumatic tire.The typical examples of the nonionic surfactant and phosphoric ester are an adduct of ethylene oxide of 2 to 30 moles to linear, cyclic or branched, and saturated or unsaturated, and monohydric or polyhydric aliphatic alcohol having carbon atoms of 6 to 25, or an adduct of ethylene oxide of 2 to 30 moles to alkylphenol, and the compounds represented by the following formula (V): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.