| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, A) mixing a carrier gas, sulfur-sulfur compound and alkyne to form a gas mixture; B) generating an atmospheric plasma from the gas mixture; C) exposing the steel reinforcing cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma to produce a treated reinforcing cord; And D) contacting the treated reinforcing cord with a rubber composition comprising a diene-based elastomer . |