Methods for preparing conductive thermoplastic resin compositions and electric conductors

Abstract

A method for preparing a conductive thermoplastic resin composition or an electric conductor includes the step of kneading (a) conductive resin master batch pellets of conductive carbon black and a thermoplastic resin in which the conductive carbon black accounts for 5 to 50% by weight relative to the total amount 100 parts by weight of the conductive carbon black and the thermoplastic resin, (b) a thermoplastic resin in a weight ratio: (a+b)/(a) ranging from 1.01 to 1.5. This method permits the production of a conductive carbon black-containing conductive resin composition and an electric conductor which show stable conductivity even within a high resistance region (having a surface resistivity ranging from 10.sup.6 to 10.sup.16 .OMEGA.), wherein the control of the conductivity is difficult.

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