Processing Benefits Quality / Cost Benefits of using Acmenox BL:

Usage of Acmenox BL improves the processing safety of rubber compounds without influencing the curing. Consequently, dosage of expensive retarders such as CTP can be reduced or totally eliminated thereby providing a cost benefit.

Acmenox BL is a liquid antigradant and its addition in rubber compounds imparts better processing characteristics essential for extrusion and calendaring operations.

Acmenox BL being a liquid, enhances the tack and tack retention of rubber compounds and provides advantages of consistency of viscosity essential for dimensional control. Consequently, the work away generation and rework of compounds can be reduced and controlled.

Stabilization of viscosity provides the elimination of the variation in viscosity which is normally observed in mixed compounds when stored for varying periods of time prior to final processing.

Acmenox BL in unvulcanized compounds does not bloom and hence the 'green' tack is not affected.

Acmenox BL provides an optimum balance of heat resistance and flex crack resistance which is ideal antigradants. Usage of Acmenox BL hence provides good ageing properties in finished rubber products and enhance life and reliability of the products in actual service. Unmatched cut growth resistance & excellent flex-crack resistance can only be achieved through Acmenox BL.

In tyre application, usage of Acmenox BL enhances the rubber to textile adhesion and heat ageing properties thereby prolonging the life of the tyre due to the more durability of casing.

Conclusion:

• In heat-aging behaviour, Acmenox BL is practically comparable to TMQ though marginally inferior to IPPD and 6PPD.

• In De-Mattia flex-crack resistance, BL is very close to IPPD and 6PPD, but vastly superior to TMQ.

• In De-Mattia cut-growth resistance, BL is found excellent in performance. IPPD, 6PPD and TMQ offer practically no cut-growth resistance.

• The drop in De-Mattia flex-crack resistance after ageing at room temperature is the least for BL and compared to IPPD and 6PPD.