Antistatic additive for organic polymer compositions
AssigneesCellular Technology International, Inc., Chemfoam International, Inc.
InventorDennis R. Spicher
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Abstract
An antistatic additive including a hexahalogenated ionic compound, and an antistatic additive composition for organic polymer compositions including an antistatically-effective amount of the hexahalogenated ionic compound, a solvent for the hexahalogenated ionic compound, and a diluent compatible with the hexahalogenated ionic compound, the solvent and the organic polymer composition. The hexahalogenated phosphate compound is preferably either potassium hexafluorophosphate, sodium hexafluorophosphate, and ammonium hexafluorophosphate. Organic polymer compositions containing the additive also are disclosed, as are methods of manufacturing both the additive and the polymer compositions.
Claims2
An organic polymer composition stabilized against static comprising;
- a pelletized polyethylene;
- and
- an antistatically-effective amount of a hexahalogenated ionic compound selected from the group consisting of ammonium, lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium salts of hexafluoro-, hexachloro-, hexabromo-, hexaiodo-, and hexaastatodo-nitrate, phosphate, arsenate, antimonate, and bismuthate.
A method of imparting antistatic properties to an organic polymer composition, the method comprising the steps of:
- preparing an antistatic additive composition by:
- heating a co-solvent, selected from the group consisting of water and polyalkylene glycol dialkyl ethers, to 110-115.degree. F.;
- dissolving in the heated co-solvent a hexahalogenated ionic compound;
- and
- diluting the dissolved compound and solvent with a diluent selected from the group consisting of urethane polyol, polypropylene glycols and triols, poly(oxy)propylene glycols and triols;
- and
- dispersing an antistatically-effective amount of the antistatic additive composition in the organic polymer composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.