Electrostatic dissipating mat
AssigneeZeon Chemicals L.P.
InventorsAndrew MITTERMILLER, Clark CABLE, Zhiyi BAO
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Abstract
An electrostatic mat, wherein the mat comprises at least one electrostatic layer, wherein the at least one layer comprises an elastomeric rubber, wherein the elastomeric rubber comprises 20-100 phr elastomeric polyether, wherein the elastomeric polyether comprises 10-75 wt % ethylene oxide, 20-70 wt % epihalohydrin, and 0-10% vinyloxirane. The mat prevents the generation of voltage when it is walked on and/or dissipates the charge that was generated.
Claims20
An electrostatic mat, wherein the mat comprises at least one electrostatic layer, wherein the at least one layer comprises an elastomeric rubber, wherein the elastomeric rubber comprises 20-100 phr elastomeric polyether, wherein the elastomeric polyether comprises 10-75 wt % ethylene oxide, 20-70 wt % epihalohydrin, and 0-10% vinyloxirane.
A method for producing an electrostatic mat comprises the steps of:
- a) polymerizing 10-75 wt % ethylene oxide, 20-70 wt % epihalohydrin, and 0-10% vinyloxirane to form an elastomeric polyether,
- b) mixing the elastomeric polyether with a curative to form an elastomeric compound,
- c) forming the elastomeric compound into a sheet, and
- d) vulcanizing the elastomeric compound to form an elastomeric rubber.
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