JP2010285470A - Manufacturing method for rubber composition - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method for a rubber composition that enhances productivity in a kneading process for the rubber composition highly loaded with carbon black while preventing deterioration in quality of the rubber composition. <P>SOLUTION: The manufacturing method for the rubber composition containing at least 65 pts.mass of carbon black and 100 pts.mass of a rubber component comprises (a) a step for masticating the rubber component, (b) a step for kneading the rubber component masticated in the step (a) with carbon black, and (c) a step for compounding, in a liquid state, at least one selected from the group consisting of an oil, stearic acid and wax with the kneadate kneaded in the step (b). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a method for producing a rubber composition.

In the method of adding a large amount of vulcanizing agent such as sulfur, sufficient strength as a rubber product can not be obtained, so in order to ensure a sufficient balance between hardness and strength as a rubber product, high filling with carbon black The method is used.

In the kneading step of the rubber composition containing 65 parts by mass or more (highly filled) of carbon black, the temperature rises rapidly during kneading, so the temperature rises before kneading the rubber composition sufficiently. Therefore, unless the re-kneading step of kneading the rubber composition again, the dispersibility of each component contained in the rubber composition cannot be ensured, and the viscosity of the rubber composition can be used in the next step. It was difficult to reduce. As described above, the kneading step of the rubber composition highly filled with carbon black needs to be re-kneaded, resulting in a problem that productivity is greatly reduced. Further, even when the re-kneading process is performed, the quality may be deteriorated, for example, the viscosity may be excessively lowered.

Patent Document 1 discloses a method for preventing clogging of rubber when discharging rubber from a kneader and improving work efficiency, but the rubber kneading process has not been studied in detail. Patent Document 2 discloses a method for producing a rubber composition that can shorten the time for finishing kneading by blending a vulcanization accelerator that is usually blended at the stage of finishing kneading at the stage of base kneading. However, the kneading process of the rubber composition highly filled with carbon black has not been studied in detail. Patent Document 3 discloses a method for producing a rubber composition that improves the dispersibility of carbon black by separately kneading the rubber component. However, the kneading step of the rubber composition highly filled with carbon black is disclosed. Has not been studied in detail.

JP 2006-218691 A JP 2005-272768 A JP 2006-137806 A

The present invention provides a method for producing a rubber composition that solves the above-mentioned problems and that can improve the productivity of a kneading step of a rubber composition highly filled with carbon black while preventing deterioration of the quality of the rubber composition. With the goal.

By kneading the rubber component (polymer) first, the present inventors improve the dispersibility of carbon black in the rubber component and knead the rubber component and carbon black. It has been found that the mixing efficiency of the kneading is improved by kneading the solid components such as wax to some extent and then blending the wax, stearic acid and oil into the rubber component.

However, in the kneading process in the manufacturing factory, it has been difficult in terms of process design to separate each component such as wax and stearic acid and put them into a kneader after mastication. In other words, when there is only one automatic measuring instrument, each component is weighed sequentially when blending wax and stearic acid in a solid state. There are many problems that the weighing cannot be completed by the timing of charging. A method of providing an automatic meter for each of wax and stearic acid is also conceivable, but there is a problem that the equipment investment cost increases and the design of the inlet to the kneader becomes complicated, making it difficult to employ. Accordingly, the present inventors have succeeded in solving problems such as a decrease in productivity and an increase in capital investment cost by liquefying wax and stearic acid, measuring them with a liquid measuring facility, and putting them in a kneader.

As described above, in the kneading step of the rubber composition highly filled with carbon black, the present inventors previously kneaded the rubber component, and further kneaded the rubber component and solid component such as carbon black to some extent. It has been found that by blending wax, stearic acid, and oil into the rubber component in a liquid state, it is not necessary to perform a re-kneading step, and the productivity of the kneading step of the rubber composition highly filled with carbon black can be improved. .
That is, this invention is a manufacturing method of the rubber composition which contains 65 mass parts or more of carbon black with respect to 100 mass parts of rubber components, Comprising: (a) The process of masticating a rubber component, (b) Above ( a) a step of kneading the rubber component kneaded in the step and carbon black; (c) at least one selected from the group consisting of oil, stearic acid and wax in the kneaded product kneaded in the step (b). The present invention relates to a method for producing a rubber composition comprising a step of blending in a liquid state.

In the method for producing the rubber composition, the iodine adsorption amount of the carbon black is preferably 70 mg / g or more.

In the method for producing the rubber composition, the rubber component preferably contains at least one selected from the group consisting of styrene butadiene rubber and butadiene rubber.

In the manufacturing method of the said rubber composition, it is preferable not to include a re-kneading process.

According to the present invention, the dispersibility of carbon black into the rubber component is improved by kneading the rubber component (step (a)) and kneading the kneaded rubber component and carbon black (step (b)). Can be made. Furthermore, mixing efficiency of kneading can be improved by blending oil, stearic acid, wax or the like in a liquid state with the kneaded material kneaded in the step (b). This is because when a rubber component and a solid component such as carbon black are simultaneously blended and kneaded, the rubber component slips inside the kneader, leading to poor dispersion of the solid component. On the other hand, in the present invention, it is presumed that the mixing efficiency of the kneading can be suppressed since the wax or the like is mixed in a liquid state after the solid component is dispersed to some extent.
As described above, according to the present invention, after kneading the rubber component in advance in the kneading step of the rubber composition highly filled with carbon black, and further kneading the rubber component and solid component such as carbon black to some extent. By blending wax, stearic acid, and oil into the rubber component in a liquid state, the dispersibility of each component contained in the rubber composition can be secured, and the viscosity of the rubber composition can be used in the next step. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the re-kneading process, and the productivity of the kneading process of the rubber composition highly filled with carbon black can be improved.
Moreover, in this invention, since it is not necessary to perform a re-kneading process, the significant fall of the viscosity by performing a re-kneading process can be prevented. Furthermore, when the heat generated by the carbon black is large, it becomes difficult to control the kneading process and the rubber tends to be decomposed. However, in the present invention, the kneading process can be easily controlled and the rubber is decomposed. Etc. can be suppressed, and deterioration of the quality of the rubber composition can be prevented.

The method for producing a rubber composition of the present invention is a method for producing a rubber composition containing 65 parts by mass or more of carbon black with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and (a) a step of masticating the rubber component, (B) a step of kneading the rubber component kneaded in the step (a) and carbon black; (c) a kneaded product kneaded in the step (b) selected from the group consisting of oil, stearic acid and wax. A step of blending at least one of them in a liquid state.

<(A) Process>
In the step (a), for example, the rubber component is masticated using a kneader. As the kneader, a conventionally known one can be used, and examples thereof include closed type equipment such as a Banbury mixer and a kneader. A similar kneader can also be used in the kneading step described below.

The rotor speed during mastication is preferably 5 to 35 rpm. When the rotor rotational speed is less than 5 rpm, sufficient mastication effect cannot be obtained, and the viscosity reduction effect of the rubber component tends not to be sufficiently obtained. When it exceeds 35 rpm, the temperature of the rubber component rises excessively, and sufficient mastication time cannot be taken until carbon black is charged, which tends to cause poor dispersion of carbon black.

(A) It is preferable that the integrated load electric power per 1 kg of rubber components applied to the motor of the kneader from the start to the end of the step is 0.005 to 0.05 kw · h / kg. When it is less than the lower limit or exceeds the upper limit, the same problem as the above-mentioned rotor rotational speed tends to occur.
Here, the load electric power applied to the motor of the kneading machine in the present invention is the electric power (kw) required for driving the motor when kneading (kneading or kneading) rubber.

Examples of the rubber component include natural rubber (NR), isoprene rubber (IR), butadiene rubber (BR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), epoxidized natural rubber (ENR), acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), chloroprene rubber ( CR), butyl rubber (IIR), and diene rubbers such as styrene-isoprene-butadiene copolymer rubber (SIBR). These diene rubbers may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Especially, since synthetic rubber generates more heat during kneading than natural rubber, SBR and BR are preferable, and SBR alone or a combination of SBR and BR is more preferable, and the effects of the present invention can be obtained.

Examples of SBR include those obtained by a solution polymerization method and those obtained by an emulsion polymerization method, but are not particularly limited. Also, the BR is not particularly limited. For example, BR1220 manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd., BR130B manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd., BR150B and other high cis content BR, VCR412 manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd., VCR617, etc. BR containing a syndiotactic polybutadiene crystal can be used.

After the completion of the step (a), the following base kneading step is started. In the present embodiment, the base kneading step is constituted by steps (b) to (d).

<(B) Process>
In the step (b), for example, using a kneader, the rubber component kneaded in the step (a) and components such as carbon black are kneaded.

The step (b) is preferably performed until the accumulated load power after starting the step (b) per kg of the rubber component applied to the motor of the kneader becomes 0.025 to 0.075 kw · h / kg. If it is less than 0.025 kw · h / kg, the dispersibility of the raw material such as carbon black may be insufficient. If it exceeds 0.075 kw · h / kg, the rubber will be excessively kneaded, and in step (c), slipping may occur after adding liquefied oil, stearic acid, or waxes, which may prevent kneading. is there.

Examples of carbon black include, but are not limited to, HAF, ISAF, and SAF. Especially, it can apply suitably for carbon black with high exothermic property, such as SAF and ISAF.

The iodine adsorption amount of carbon black is preferably 70 mg / g or more, more preferably 90 mg / g or more. If it is less than 70 mg / g, the temperature rise (heat generation) rate at the time of kneading is slow, so there is no clear difference between the case where the mastication process is added and the case where the mastication process is not performed, and the productivity is reduced by the time of the mastication process. There is a fear. The iodine adsorption amount of the carbon black is preferably 170 mg / g or less, more preferably 150 mg / g or less. If it exceeds 170 mg / g, the heat generated during kneading tends to be too fast, and there is a tendency that the time for sufficiently dispersing carbon black cannot be secured. When the iodine adsorption amount of carbon black is in the above preferable range, the temperature increase (heat generation) speed during kneading falls within a desired range, and thus the above-described effects of the present invention can be suitably obtained.
The iodine adsorption amount of carbon black is measured based on JIS K 6217.

The average particle size of carbon black is preferably 15 nm or more, more preferably 18 nm or more. If it is less than 15 nm, heat generation during kneading is too fast, and there is a possibility that a time for sufficiently dispersing carbon black cannot be secured. The average particle size of carbon black is preferably 30 nm or less, more preferably 25 nm or less. If it exceeds 30 nm, the temperature rise (heat generation) rate during kneading is slow, so there is no clear difference between the case where the mastication process is added and the case where the mastication process is not performed, and the productivity may decrease by the time of the mastication process. There is. When the average particle size of the carbon black is in the above preferred range, the temperature rise (heat generation) speed during kneading falls within the desired range, so that the above-described effects of the present invention can be suitably obtained.
In the present invention, the average particle diameter is a number average particle diameter, and is measured by a transmission electron microscope.

The carbon black has a dibutyl phthalate oil absorption (DBP) of preferably 90 ml / 100 g or more, and more preferably 100 ml / 100 g or more. If it is less than 90 ml / 100 g, heat generation during kneading is slow, and the effects of the present invention may not be obtained. The DBP of carbon black is preferably 150 ml / 100 g or less, and more preferably 140 ml / 100 g or less. If it exceeds 150 ml / 100 g, heat generation during kneading is too fast, and there is a possibility that a time for sufficiently dispersing carbon black cannot be secured. When the DBP of carbon black is in the above preferred range, the temperature rise (heat generation) speed during kneading falls within the desired range, so that the above-described effects of the present invention can be suitably obtained.
In addition, DBP of carbon black is calculated | required by the measuring method of JISK6217-4.

(B) In addition to the rubber component and carbon black, components conventionally kneaded in the rubber industry, for example, fillers such as silica, silane coupling agents, antioxidants, and ozone deterioration as components kneaded in the step (b) You may contain antioxidant, anti-aging agent, zinc oxide, etc.

<(C) Process>
In the step (c), at least one selected from the group consisting of oil, stearic acid and wax is added to the kneading machine in a liquid state with respect to the kneaded material kneaded in the step (b). From the point that the effects of the present invention can be sufficiently obtained, it is preferable to add the whole amount of oil, stearic acid and wax in the liquid state in the step (c).

The method for charging oil or the like into the kneading machine in the step (c) can be performed, for example, by an oil charging unit provided continuously in the kneading chamber shown in FIG. 3 of JP-A-7-144321. The number of oil charging parts is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to provide an oil charging part for each of oil, stearic acid, and wax because it is easy to supply an accurate amount of oil or the like to the kneader. The amount of oil or the like charged into the kneader can be controlled based on the flow rate measured by a conventionally known method such as an electromagnetic flow meter or an ultrasonic flow meter.

The rubber composition of the present invention preferably contains oil. As the oil, for example, process oil, vegetable oil, or a mixture thereof can be used.

Examples of the process oil include paraffinic process oil, naphthenic process oil, and aromatic process oil (aromatic process oil). As vegetable oils and fats, castor oil, cottonseed oil, sesame oil, rapeseed oil, soybean oil, palm oil, palm oil, peanut hot water, rosin, pine oil, pineapple, tall oil, corn oil, rice bran oil, beet flower oil, sesame oil, Examples include olive oil, sunflower oil, palm kernel oil, camellia oil, jojoba oil, macadamia nut oil, and tung oil. Of these, aromatic process oils (particularly PCA-regulated products) are preferably used because they are easily compatible with NR, SBR, and BR.

The oil can be suitably charged into the kneader, for example, by setting the temperature to 80 to 120 ° C.

It is preferable to blend stearic acid into the rubber composition of the present invention. Stearic acid can be made into a liquid state by setting the temperature to 80 to 120 ° C., for example. Thereby, the stearic acid of a liquid state can be suitably thrown into a kneading machine.

The rubber composition of the present invention preferably contains a wax. The wax is not particularly limited, and includes those conventionally used in the rubber industry, including petroleum waxes such as natural wax and paraffin wax.

For example, the wax can be brought into a liquid state by setting the temperature to 80 to 120 ° C. Thereby, the wax in a liquid state can be suitably fed into the kneader.

<(D) Process>
In step (d), after completion of step (c) or while adding wax or the like in step (c), for example, using a kneader, oil or the like is blended in step (c). The rubber composition is kneaded.

The step (d) is preferably performed until the integrated load power after starting the step (d) per kg of the rubber component applied to the motor of the kneader becomes 0.025 to 0.075 kw · h / kg. If it is less than 0.025 kw · h / kg, it may be difficult to obtain sufficient dispersibility of carbon black. When it exceeds 0.075 kw · h / kg, the kneading is excessively performed, and it may be difficult to obtain desired physical properties of the vulcanized rubber.

After the base kneading step, the obtained rubber composition was subjected to a final kneading step of kneading components such as a vulcanizing agent such as sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator using, for example, a kneader, and further obtained. The vulcanization step can be performed by vulcanizing the rubber composition (unvulcanized rubber composition) at 130 to 190 ° C. for 5 to 30 minutes.

In the rubber composition obtained by the above-mentioned production method, the content of SBR in 100% by mass of the rubber component is preferably 80% by mass or more, more preferably 85% by mass or more. If it is less than 80% by mass, heat generation during kneading is slow, and the effects of the present invention tend not to be obtained. The upper limit of the SBR content is not particularly limited, and may be 100% by mass, but is preferably 95% by mass or less, more preferably 90% by mass or less.

The total content of SBR and BR in 100% by mass of the rubber component is preferably 80% by mass or more, more preferably 85% by mass or more. If it is less than 80% by mass, heat generation during kneading is slow, and the effects of the present invention tend not to be obtained. The upper limit of the total content is not particularly limited, and may be 100% by mass, but is preferably 95% by mass or less, more preferably 90% by mass or less. When the total content is less than 100% by mass, it is preferable to contain NR as the remaining rubber component because it is easy to mix with SBR and BR (high affinity).

The content of carbon black is 65 parts by mass or more, more preferably 70 parts by mass or more, and still more preferably 75 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If it is less than 65 parts by mass, the temperature rise (heat generation) speed during kneading is slow, so there is no clear difference between the case where the mastication process is added and the case where the mastication process is not performed, and the productivity is reduced by the time of the mastication process. There is a fear. The carbon black content is preferably 100 parts by mass or less, more preferably 95 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 90 parts by mass or less. When the amount exceeds 100 parts by mass, heat generation during kneading is too fast, and it may be difficult to sufficiently disperse the carbon black. When the content of carbon black is in the above preferred range, the temperature rise (heat generation) speed during kneading falls within the desired range, so that the above-described effects of the present invention can be suitably obtained.

When the rubber composition contains oil, the oil content is preferably 3 parts by mass or more, and more preferably 5 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If it is less than 3 parts by mass, the heat generated by the rubber after the oil is added is too fast, and there is a possibility that the kneading time for sufficiently dispersing the carbon black cannot be taken. The oil content is preferably 30 parts by mass or less, more preferably 25 parts by mass or less. If it exceeds 30 parts by mass, there is a risk that the oil will slip after the oil is added and there is a greater risk that it will not be kneaded.

When the said rubber composition contains a stearic acid, content of a stearic acid becomes like this. Preferably it is 0.5 mass part or more with respect to 100 mass parts of rubber components, More preferably, it is 1 mass part or more. If the amount is less than 0.5 parts by mass, the heat generation of the rubber after the oil is added is too fast, and there is a possibility that the kneading time for sufficiently dispersing the carbon black cannot be taken. The stearic acid content is preferably 7 parts by mass or less, more preferably 5 parts by mass or less. When the amount exceeds 7 parts by mass, the risk of slipping after the addition of stearic acid and the inability to knead may increase.

When the rubber composition contains a wax, the content of the wax is preferably 0.5 parts by mass or more, more preferably 1 part by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If the amount is less than 0.5 parts by mass, sufficient ozone resistance may not be exhibited. The wax content is preferably 7 parts by mass or less, more preferably 5 parts by mass or less. If the amount exceeds 7 parts by mass, a large amount of wax may cause appearance failure due to blooming (blooming) in the obtained tire product.

The rubber composition obtained by the above production method can be suitably used for tire members such as treads, sidewalls, and clinch apex, other rubber crawlers, rubber fenders, and the like.

Using the rubber composition, a pneumatic tire can be produced by a normal method. That is, the rubber composition is extruded in accordance with the shape of the tire member at an unvulcanized stage, molded by a normal method on a tire molding machine, and bonded together with other tire members to form an unvulcanized tire. Form. This unvulcanized tire can be heated and pressurized in a vulcanizer to produce a tire.

The present invention will be specifically described based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

Hereinafter, various chemicals used in Examples and Comparative Examples will be described together.
SBR: SBR1502 manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
BR: BR150B manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd.
NR: TSR20
Carbon Black N351: Seast NH manufactured by Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (iodine adsorption amount 70 mg / g, number average particle diameter 29 nm, DBP 127 ml / 100 g)
Carbon Black ISAF: Dia Black I manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (iodine adsorption amount 118 mg / g, number average particle diameter 23 nm, DBP 114 ml / 100 g)
Carbon black FEF: Seast SO manufactured by Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (iodine adsorption amount 44 mg / g, number average particle size 43 nm, DBP 115 ml / 100 g)
Zinc oxide: 2 types of zinc oxide manufactured by Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. Stearic acid: Stearic acid anti-aging agent manufactured by NOF Corporation: Anti-aging agent 6C manufactured by FLEXSYS (SANTOFLEX, 6PPD)
Aroma oil: NC300S manufactured by Japan Energy Co., Ltd.
Wax: Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. Ozoace Sulfur: Nippon Dry Sulfur Co., Ltd. Oil-treated sulfur vulcanization accelerator: Seiko Chemical Co., Ltd. TBBS (N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazolylsulfenamide) )

Examples 1-3
(Powdering process)
According to the blending contents shown in Table 1, rubber components were masticated at the following rotor speed and integrated load power using a Banbury mixer BB240 (effective volume 240 L) 11D rotor manufactured by Kobe Steel Co., Ltd.
Example 1: Rotor rotation speed 20rpm, integrated load electric power in mastication process 0.025kw · h / kg
Example 2: Rotor rotation speed 30 rpm, integrated load power 0.025 kw · h / kg in the mastication process
Example 3: Rotor rotation speed 6 rpm, integrated load power 0.025 kw · h / kg in the mastication process
(Kneading process)
(Base kneading process)
According to the contents shown in Table 1, using a Banbury mixer BB24011D rotor manufactured by Kobe Steel Co., Ltd., the filling rate was set to 72%, and a rubber component masticated by a mastication process, oil, stearic acid, wax, Materials other than sulfur and the vulcanization accelerator were kneaded until the accumulated load electric power after starting the base kneading process reached 0.045 kw · h / kg to obtain a kneaded product (rotor rotation speed: 60 rpm).
Next, oil (temperature 100 ° C.), stearic acid (temperature 100 ° C.) and wax (temperature 100 ° C.) are charged in a liquid state to the obtained kneaded product, and the integrated load power 0.045 kW · h after the oil is charged The mixture was kneaded until reaching / kg to obtain a kneaded product (rotor rotation speed: 60 rpm).
(Finish kneading process)
Next, sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator are added to the obtained kneaded product and kneaded until the rubber temperature reaches 100 ° C. (rotor rotation speed 30 rpm, integrated load power 0.05 kw · h / h after finishing kneading process starts) kg), an unvulcanized rubber composition was obtained.

Comparative Examples 1-6
(Base kneading process)
In Comparative Examples 1 to 6, according to the blending contents shown in Table 1, using a Banbury mixer BB24011D rotor manufactured by Kobe Steel Co., Ltd., the filling rate was set to 72%, and a rubber component (a rubber component that was not masticated) And materials other than sulfur and the vulcanization accelerator were kneaded until the rubber temperature reached 150 ° C. to obtain a kneaded product (rotor rotation speed: 60 rpm).
(Re-kneading process)
In Comparative Examples 2 and 3, the kneaded product obtained in the base kneading step was re-kneaded until the rubber temperature reached 140 ° C. (rotor rotation speed 60 rpm) to obtain a kneaded product.
(Finish kneading process)
Next, sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator are added to the kneaded product obtained in the base kneading step or the re-kneading step, and kneaded until the rubber temperature reaches 100 ° C. (rotor rotation speed 30 rpm), and the unvulcanized rubber composition Got.

It should be noted that in Table 1, the introduction of wax, stearic acid, and oil indicates that “wax”, stearic acid, and oil are blended simultaneously with carbon black and the like. "" Indicates that after mixing carbon black and the like and kneading, wax, stearic acid and oil are added.

(Evaluation)
Unvulcanized rubber compositions obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples were cut into 40 mm squares, and press vulcanized at a vulcanization time of 165 ° C. for 10 minutes to prepare vulcanized rubber sheets.
The following tests were performed using the obtained unvulcanized rubber composition and vulcanized rubber sheet.

(productivity)
The time required for the kneading process (in the example, the time from the start of the kneading process to the end of the finishing kneading process, in the comparative example, the time from the start of the base kneading process to the end of the finishing kneading process) is required for the kneading process of Comparative Example 1. The time was 100 and displayed as an index. The larger the index, the better the productivity (passing 90 or more).

(Rubber viscosity index)
Cut out the unvulcanized rubber composition to 4 cm in length and width, 7-9 mm in thickness, and preheated for 1 minute from the start of measurement under the condition of 130 ° C. using Mooney Viscometer SMV-202 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation. Thereafter, the viscosity of the rubber composition was measured after 4 minutes.
The viscosity of Example 1 is shown as an index with the viscosity set at 100. The larger the index, the higher the viscosity.

(Carbon dispersion)
The carbon dispersion degree of the vulcanized rubber sheet was measured according to ISO11345. It shows that the dispersibility of carbon black is excellent, so that a numerical value is large. A numerical value of 90% or more was judged acceptable.

According to Table 1, the rubber component was not masticated, and wax, stearic acid, and oil were blended simultaneously with carbon black and the like, compared with Comparative Examples 1 and 4 to 6 in which the re-kneading step was not performed. In an example in which wax, stearic acid, and oil are mixed in a liquid state after kneading, mixing carbon black, etc., and kneading, improve the rubber viscosity and carbon black dispersibility in a balanced manner. I was able to. In Comparative Examples 2 and 3 in which the re-kneading process was performed, rubber viscosity and carbon black dispersibility equivalent to those in the example were obtained, but since the re-kneading process was performed, the productivity was significantly higher than in the examples. It was inferior to.

Claims (4)

A method for producing a rubber composition containing 65 parts by mass or more of carbon black with respect to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component,
(A) a step of kneading the rubber component;
(B) a step of kneading the rubber component kneaded in the step (a) and carbon black;
(C) A method for producing a rubber composition comprising a step of blending in a liquid state at least one selected from the group consisting of oil, stearic acid and wax into the kneaded material kneaded in the step (b). The method for producing a rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the carbon black has an iodine adsorption of 70 mg / g or more. The method for producing a rubber composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rubber component contains at least one selected from the group consisting of styrene butadiene rubber and butadiene rubber. The manufacturing method of the rubber composition in any one of Claims 1-3 which does not include a re-kneading process.