Reinforcing agents

Use. Lithopones are used in water-based paints because of their excellent alkaH resistance, in paper manufacturing as a filler and opacifying pigment, and in mbber and plastics as a whitener and reinforcing agent. 

The aimual worldwide production of carbon blacks, which iaclude a large variety of carbonaceous products, was estimated to be around six million metric tons ia 1994. More than 90% of this pigment is consumed by the mbber iadustries, ia particular, by the tire iadustry as a reinforcing agent. The rest (- 500, 000 t) is used for coloring plastics, printing inks, and paints. Particle size of carbon blacks varies from 5 to 500 p.m and can be controlled by the process conditions and feedstock (see Carbon, carbon black). 

Resins used in conventional composites (usually commodity materials) and typically containing 10—40 wt % reinforcing agent. 

Resins used in advanced or high performance composites, which contain more than 50 wt % reinforcing agent and are the typical aerospace materials. 

Reinforcing agents can be added to increase the cohesive strength of NR adhesives. Carbon blacks have been extensively used, but polyfunctional... 

Reinforcing fillers (active) Fumed Silica (Si02) precipitated calcium carbonate (CaCOi) carbon black Thixotropic reinforcing agents (non-slump), adjustment of mechanical properties (cohesion) provide toughness to the elastomer as opposed to brittle materials. 

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