If you’re looking for a way to go green or become even greener than you already are, then check out some cool new tires offered by XIAMETER.

XIAMETER brand sulfur silanes are the next generations of green tires.  The concept was introduced in the 1990′s when engineers discovered they could reduce rolling resistance and improve traction on wet or icy surfaces, if they used silane with silica as a reinforcing filler in tread compounds instead of traditional fossil fuel-derived carbon black.  However the cost of manufacturing the more eco friendly tires prevented widespread acceptance.  Fortunately, in the early 2000′s, Dow Corning technologists used Phase Transfer Catalysis (PTC) technology to develop a method where the silane needed for the silica treatment component could be made more affordably.

According to Norm Kanar, XIAMETER global marketer for silanes, “wider use of green tires could save millions of barrels of oil per year and would also reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly.  As more green tires come on the road, the amount of fuel and pollution savings could be staggering.”  Silica reinforced tires are more resilient than traditional ones and can provide better traction on wet and icy surfaces.  This can reduce stopping distances by as much as fifteen percent, which makes driving safer for everyone.

In case you’re not familiar with green tires, silanes are versatile materials used in a wide range of applications, including adhesion promoters, coupling agents, crosslinking agents, dispersing agents and surface modifiers.

If you’re interested in checking out these new tires, then visit XIAMETER’s website at www.xiameter.com.

XIAMETER is a brand of Dow Corning Corporation and offers market driven prices for over 2,100 standard silicone products.

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