Publications by authors named "Simone Naddeo"
Driving a car at extreme speeds, road holding, and sustainability do not go together well. Formula 1 racing is exciting but is not an example of sustainability. The aim of this work was to use materials, suitable for the treads of high-performance racing tyres, that can favour both high performance and sustainability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA one-pot, two-step process was developed for the preparation of pyrrole compounds from 2,5-dimethylfuran. The first step was the acid-catalyzed ring-opening reaction of 2,5-dimethylfuran (DF), leading to the formation of 2,5-hexanedione (HD). A stoichiometric amount of water and a sub-stoichiometric amount of sulfuric acid were used by heating at 50 °C for 24 h.
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- Researchers reduced the hysteresis in elastomer composites for tires by functionalizing carbon black (CB) with sulfur-containing pyrrole compounds that react with elastomer chains.
- The functionalization was achieved using bio-based chemicals with high yields, resulting in a process characterized by efficient carbon use.
- The modified carbon blacks improved tire performance by increasing rigidity, reducing energy loss by about 10% at 70 °C, and enhancing tensile properties, especially with 66% replacement of traditional CB.