Electrically conductive rubber matting

A method for manufacturing electrically conductive rubber matting, the method comprising:

• charging, into an internal mixer, a set of ingredients for forming a rubber compound, the set of ingredients comprising
• 63.2 weight percent (wt %) to 73.2 wt % nitrile rubber,
• 25.0 wt % to 35.0 wt % polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic,
• 0.02 wt % to 1.0 wt % PVC stabilizer, and
• 0.8 wt % to 2.6 wt % carbon nanostructures;
• lowering a ram of the internal mixer;
• mixing, with the internal mixer, the set of ingredients at a first speed;
• in response to a measured temperature in the internal mixer reaching a first threshold temperature, mixing the set of ingredients at a second speed that is greater than the first speed;
• in response to the measured temperature in the internal mixer reaching a second threshold temperature that is greater than the first threshold temperature, discharging the rubber compound from the internal mixer;
• and
• shaping the rubber compound,
• wherein the carbon nanostructures do not include carbon black.