Abstract: A multifunctional polymerizable ionic liquid is described comprising an anion and a cationic group having at least two ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable groups, each bonded to the cationic group via a divalent non-alkyl linking group. The multifunctional linking groups independently comprise a heteroatom such as oxygen or nitrogen. The linking groups may independently comprise one or more linkages such as an amide, urea, or ether linkage and more typically a urethane or ester linkage. The ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable groups are typically (meth)acrylate groups. Coatings and coated articles are also described.

Abstract: A resin composition including the following components (A) to (C): (A) polyarylene sulfide resin: 20 wt %<component (A)?60 wt %; (B) hexagonal boron nitride: 8 wt %?component (B)?55 wt %; and (C) flat glass fiber: 15 wt % ?component (C)?55 wt % wherein the amount ratio of each component is a weight percentage relative to the total amount of the components (A) to (C).

Abstract: A method for preparing a thermoplastic composition containing an antistatic agent is described. The antistatic agent is a phosphonium sulfonate salt that is prepared by a method that includes combining in an aqueous medium sodium hydroxide and/or lithium hydroxide, a sulfonyl fluoride compound, and a phosphonium halide compound; and separating the phosphonium sulfonate from the aqueous medium. The phosphonium sulfonate salt is then combined with a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A light management film includes a first layer with a thermoplastic resin and a particular phosphonium sulfonate salt, and a second layer formed from a curable composition and having a refractive index of at least 1.5. The light management film exhibits reduced static electricity build-up and reduced dust attraction, making it easier to handle during fabrication of display devices such as the flat panel displays of laptop computers.

Abstract: A method for preparing a thermoplastic composition containing an antistatic agent is described. The antistatic agent is a phosphonium sulfonate salt of generic formula (1) wherein each X is independently a halogen or hydrogen, provided that the molar ratio of halogen to hydrogen is greater than about 0.90; p is 0 or 1 and q and r are integers of 0 to about 7 provided that q+r is less than 8 and that if p is not zero then r is greater than zero; and each R is the same or different hydrocarbon radical containing 1 to about 18 carbon atoms. The phosphonium sulfonate salt is prepared by a method that includes combining in an aqueous medium a compound of generic formula (2) wherein M is Li or Na, and X, q, p, and r are as defined above, with a stoichiometric excess of a compound of the generic formula (3) (R)4P-Z??(3) wherein Z is a halogen and R is as defined above; and separating the product of formula (1) from the medium. The phosphonium sulfonate salt is then combined with a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: To present a thermoplastic resin composition that gives a molded product with a surface to which dust is less likely to adhere. This patent presents a method of improving the appearance of the surface of a thermoplastic molded product.

Abstract: Antistatic agents for synthetic polymer materials have phosphonium sulfonate made from organic sulfonate anion and organic phosphonium cation of specified kinds as significant component and also contain alkali metal ions and/or alkali earth metal ions at total concentration of 0.1–300 ppm.

Abstract: An antistatic agent containing a borate ester of polyoxyalklene. An antistatic resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin and a borate ester of polyoxyalkylene. An antistatic plastic resin formed product made from a plastic resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin and a borate ester of polyoxyalkylene.

Abstract: A blend capable of being melt fabricated into an antistatic film which has improved antistatic action practically immediately after production comprises ethylene &agr;,&bgr;-ethylenically unsaturated C3-8 carboxylic acid copolymers having 0-90% of the carboxylic acid groups neutralized by metal ions, particularly sodium ions, and an antistatic effective amount of a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid, particularly Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monolaureate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water-borne ceramer compositions capable of being cured to form antistatic, abrasion resistant ceramers. The ceramer compositions comprise water having dispersed or dissolved therein a plurality of colloidal silica particles, a binder precursor, and an electrically conductive organic polymer. The present invention also relates to ceramer articles, for example, ceramer coatings and shaped ceramer particles made from the ceramer compositions and to methods of making the ceramer compositions and ceramer articles.

Abstract: Conductive thermosetting epoxy resins are produced by mixing a metallic salt or oxide with an inorganic acid to form a metallic ion solution. An alcohol is added to effect a secondary dehydration and form a complex ion polymer with double bonds and p electrons. The mixture is neutralized to produce a high molecular weight polymer of low electronic impedance. This polymer is then copolymerized with an epoxy resin.

Abstract: An antistatic agent having phosphonium sulfonate of a specified kind and inorganic sulfonate of a specified kind mixed at a specified ratio can provide synthetic polymer materials with a superior antistatic characteristic without adversely affecting the natural hue and transparency of the material. Aliphatic carboxylic acid ester of polyhydric alcohol may also be mixed together in the agent.

Abstract: An anti-static thermoplastic resin composition of 90-99.95 weight % of a thermoplastic resin and correspondingly 10 to 0.05 weight % of a halogenated carbon sulfonic acid salt of a polysubstituted phosphonium compound such as a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate and wherein the thermoplastic resin is either an aromatic polycarbonate, polyetherimide, polyester, polyphenylene ether, polyphenylene ether/styrene polymer blend, polyamide, polyketone, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, blends thereof and blends thereof with other materials. Preferably the thermoplastic resin is a transparent aromatic polycarbonate.

Abstract: An agent for providing an electrostatic coating property and improving the water resistance of a coating film comprises 100 weight parts of an aromatic ring-containing polyetheresteramide (A) derived from a polyamide having carboxyl groups at both ends and having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000 and an alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenols having a number average molecular weight of 1,600 to 3,000; and 5 to 100 weight parts of a vinyl copolymer comprising as essential constituent units a vinyl monomer (b1) having a sulfonic acid (or sulfonate) group and at least one monomer (b2) selected from vinyl monomers having a functional group that is reactive with (A).

Abstract: Flaked additive composition for producing stock mixtures of polymers, containing magnesia, MgO, or hydrotalcite, calcium stearate, and N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl)-N-stearylamine, or equivalent compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic, structurally crosslinked elastomeric or thermosetting polymer, which comprises(a) a polar, adsorptive inorganic or organic material in the form of fibres or particles which are in mutual contact, onto which is adsorptively bound(b) a polar antistatic agent comprising a mixture ofb1) at least one polar organic compound having at least 5 carbon atoms and at least 3 heteroatoms, andb2) the salt of an inorganic protic acid, which is solvated or complexed in the polar organic compound. The invention also relates to a second composition comprising b) a polar inorganic or organic material, b1) a polar organic compound having at least 5 carbon atoms and at least 3 heteroatoms and b2) an inorganic salt, to the use of this second composition for the antistatic treatment of polymers, and to a process for preparing antistatically treated polymers.

Abstract: Transparent electroconductive coating compositions, methods to prepare such coating compositions, and substrates coated with these coating compositions. The coatings are based on polymeric resins containing finely dispersed electroconductive powders. The coatings can be characterized by the following: thermoformable while retaining transparency and electrical conductivity that is insensitive to humidity; low chloride extractability, stable to exposure to isopropanol or water/soap solutions.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition having transparency and antistatic properties, comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A) having a refractive index of 1.52 to 1.61 and a haze of 40 or less, and 5 to 40 parts by weight of a polyetherester (B) which has a sulfonate group and a polyalkylene oxide group, and is substantially immiscible with the thermoplastic resin (A), the difference in refractive index between the thermoplastic resin (A) and the polyetherester (B) being 0.04 or less. The thermoplastic resin composition has a haze of 40% or less and a surface resistivity of 1.times.10.sup.10 to 1.times.10.sup.14 ohm/square.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic, structurally crosslinked elastomeric or thermosetting polymer, which comprises(a) a polar, adsorptive inorganic or organic material in the form of fibers or particles which are in mutual contact, onto which is adsorptively bound(b) a polar antistatic agent comprising a mixture ofb1) at least one polar organic compound having at least 5 carbon atoms and at least 3 heteroatoms, andb2) the salt of an inorganic protic acid, which is solvated or complexed in the polar organic compound. The invention also relates to a second composition comprising b1) a polar inorganic or organic material, b) a polar organic compound having at least 5 carbon atoms and at least 3 heteroatoms and b2) an inorganic salt, to the use of this second composition for the antistatic treatment of polymers, and to a process for preparing antistatically treated polymers.

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.

Abstract: A process for the production of a stabilized polycarbonate which comprises melt-polycondensing an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester in the presence of a polycondensation catalyst and then, after the reaction mixture shows an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.1, adding at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of specific compounds having a sulfonates group sulfonic acid anhydride group or a sulfate group in an amount of 0.01 to 500 ppm of a polycarbonate to be formed, to form a polycarbonate having a desired intrinsic viscosity.

Abstract: A process for rendering polymer compositions antistatic and the products of such process are described. The polymeric material is treated with a combination of selected trineoalkoxy amino zirconates and trineoalkoxy sulfonyl zirconates. These latter materials are soluble in the polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, polyethers, polycarbonates, and polystyrenes and remain stable during the processing of these polymers. Furthermore, the antistatic agents of the invention are thermally stable to temperatures up to 825.degree. F., do not "bloom" during the polymer processing, and are colorless, permanent, non-blooming and non-moisture dependent.

Abstract: Transparent electroconductive coating compositions, methods to prepare such coating compositions, and substrates coated with these coating compositions. The coatings are based on polymeric resins containing finely dispersed electroconductive powders. The coatings can be characterized by the following: thermoformable while retaining transparency and electrical conductivity that is insensitive to humidity; low chloride extractability, stable to exposure to isopropanol or water/soap solutions.

Abstract: A white-colored porous polymer film having elongated spherical pores, which is characterized in that said pores exposed on a surface created by cutting the film along longitudinal direction satisfy the following formulae, possesses a low density, good surface and mechanical property and good processability: ##EQU1## wherein, P.sub.L,90 is an average length of longer axes of 90% or more of the exposed pores;P.sub.D,90 is an average length of shorter axes of 90% or more of the exposed pores;P.sub.L/D,50 is an average of the longer axis to the shorter axis length ratios of the exposed pores;P.sub.N is the number of exposed pores per 1000 .mu.m.sup.2 of the exposed surface; andP.sub.A is the ratio of the exposed pore area to the exposed surface area.The polymer film of the present invention comprises a polyester and polyolefin resin mixture, inorganic particles, a metal sulfonate and a hindered phenol.

Abstract: A polymeric film, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin having an intrinsic viscosity ranging from 0.4 to 0.9 dl/g, 5 to 50 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin having a melt flow index ranging from 1.0 to 25 g/10 min and/or a styrene resin having a melt flow index ranging from 1.5 to 20 g/10 min, and 0.01 to 1.0 part by weight of a metal sulfonate of the following formula (I) having an acid value of 1.0 mg KOH/g or less, has an excellent antistatic property, printability, a good appearance and touchiness, as well as an improved film characteristics such as bulk density and heat stability.R.sub.1 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --SO.sub.3 Me (I)wherein,R.sub.1 is a C.sub.5 -C.sub.20 alkyl group; andMe is an alkali metal or alkali earth metal.

Abstract: A fiber comprising a polyolefin fiber having a finish which comprises an antistatic composition, wherein the fiber with the finish has a hydrostatic head value at least about 102 mm and is capable of being processed into a nonwoven fabric on processing equipment comprising at least one card and means for bonding the fabric at a throughput of at least about 128 pounds/hours for a period of at least two hours without formation of significant solid antistatic composition build-up on the nonwoven fabric processing equipment, and related compositions and processes, and articles made with such fibers.

Abstract: Described are moisture-curing sealing and/or adhesive compositions based on alkoxysilane-terminated polyurethanes and containing diurethanes as plasticizers. The diurethanes are prepared either from diol mixtures and mono-functional isocyanates, reacting with substantially all the free hydroxyl groups, or from diisocyanates and mono-functional alcohols, reacting with substantially all the free isocyanate groups. Also described is a method of preparing the moisture-curing sealing and/or adhesive compositions and their use as joint sealants.

Abstract: An antistatic composition comprising an admixture of a water soluble polymer of a quaternary ammonium salt and a an amino or sulfonyl titanate or zirconate composition. The titanate or zirconate composition is present in the admixture in an amount sufficient to reduce the moisture sensitivity of the quaternary ammonium salt polymer while retaining its antistatic properties. The antistatic properties of the composition are greater than the additive antistatic properties of the polymer and the titanate or zirconate composition. An associated method and coated antistatic surface are also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for the production of a stabilized polycarbonate which comprises melt-polycondensing an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester in the presence of a polycondensation catalyst and then, after the reaction mixture shows an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.1, adding at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of specific compounds having either a sulfonate group, a sulfonic acid anhydride group or a sulfate group in an amount of 0.01 to 500 ppm of a polycarbonate to be formed, to form a polycarbonate having a desired intrinsic viscosity.

Abstract: Polymeric compositions rendered antistatic or electrically conductive showing increased conductivity are obtained by incorporating into a matrix polymer a combination ofA. a first finely divided conductive material, namely conductive carbon black with a BET surface area of more than 80 m.sup.2 /g or an intrinsically conductive organic polymer in complexed form, andB. a second finely divided conductive material, namely graphite or an intrinsically conductive polymer in complexed form, which is different from the material used as material A, or a metal powder and/orC. a finely divided non conductive material having an average particle size below 50 microns.

Abstract: Aqueous-based mixtures comprising colloidal vanadium oxide and a dispersed sulfonated polymer impart antistatic properties to coatings on a substrate and to self-supporting articles. The preferred colloidal vanadium oxide is alkoxide derived and provides mixed valence vanadium oxide wherein the vanadium ions are typically +4 and +5. Preferred sulfopolymers include sulfopolyesters, sulfopolyurethanes, sulfopolyurethanes/ureas, sulfopolyester polyols, and sulfopolyols. Antistatic composite structures comprising colloidal vanadium oxide and a sulfopolymer are also disclosed.

Abstract: An antistatic resin composition is herein disclosed which comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate-styrene copolymer resin, (B) 0.3 to 3 parts by weight of a phosphonium sulfonate, and if necessary, (C) 0.3 to 3 parts by weight of an aliphatic or an aromatic ester having 6 to 34 carbon atoms. Furthermore, a resin composition further containing a light diffuser can be applied to a Fresnel lens sheet or a light cover sheet.The above resin composition is excellent in appearance properties, optical properties such as a total light transmittance, which is usually 88% or more, antistatic properties such as the prevention of dust adhesion and transparency without the deterioration of mechanical properties.

Abstract: Aqueous-based mixtures comprising colloidal vanadium oxide and a dispersed sulfonated polymer impart antistatic properties to coatings on a substrate and to self-supporting articles. The preferred colloidal vanadium oxide is alkoxide derived and provides mixed valence vanadium oxide wherein the vanadium ions are typically +4 and +5. Preferred sulfopolymers include sulfopolyesters, sulfopolyurethanes, sulfopolyurethanes/ureas, sulfopolyester polyols, and sulfopolyols. Antistatic composite structures comprising colloidal vanadium oxide and a sulfopolymer are also disclosed.

Abstract: An antistatic agent for thermoplastic polymers is provided wherein the antistatic agent is comprised of a functionalized alkylene oxide polymer and optionally a minor amount of an alkali or alkaline earth metal salt capable of complexing with the functionalized alkylene oxide polymer and wherein the thermoplastic polymers include styrenic polymers such as ABS; blends of an ABS copolymer and a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer; or nylon 6.

Abstract: Antistatic thermoplastic styrenic compositions comprising high molecular weight polyethylene oxide and a lithium salt and ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or triethylene glycol, characterized by their possession of a balance of mechanical properties, gloss and antistatic behavior.

Abstract: In the static dissipative resin composition of the present invention, fundamentally, at least semiconductor fillers are dispersed in a resin and at least a part of the semiconductor fillers are brought into electrical contact with each other, thereby forming a conductive path. The .alpha. value representing the degree of the nonlinearity of the V-i characteristics at the contact between the semiconductor fillers should be 2-150, and the volume resistivity of the semiconductor filler is desirably 10.sup.5 -10.sup.10 .OMEGA..cm, whereby on the employment of a conductive filler or a solid lubricant together with the semiconductor filler, various physical properties of the resin composition are improved.

Abstract: A water reaction synthesis with polyoxyethylene diol, diisocyanate and dibutyltin bis lauryl mercaptide produces a high molecular weight thermoplastic polyurethane-urea linear polymer with surface resistivity 10.sup.11 -10.sup.6 ohm/sq. Thermoplastic and/or elastomeric antistatic compositions containing other melt processable polymers and/or filler, and the polymer exhibit permanent protection. Antistatic protection can be increased when the polymer complexes with a metal salt such as lithium chloride, or lithium acetate. The composition is useful in the manufacture of antistatic floor coverings and textile texturing and drafting elements such as cots and aprons.

Abstract: An antistatic coating composition comprising: (a) a first organosilane compound having at least one epoxy group and at least one hydrolyzable alkoxy group; (b) a second organosilane compound having no epoxy group and two or more hydrolyzable alkoxy groups; (c) 2 to 20 wt %, based on the total weight of said first and second organosilane compounds, of aluminum dihydrogenphosphate; and (d) 50 to 500 parts by weight, based on the total weight of said first and second organosilane compounds, of an organic solvent for said first and second organosilane compounds.The coating composition has a long pot life to be stably stored for a long period of time, and may be coated on any of usual materials including metallic, inorganic and organic materials to form a cured coating film which is excellent in resistance to heat, durability, water-proof property and resistance to chemicals by heating at a relatively low temperature for a short time.Also provided is an improved process for preparing such a coating composition.

Abstract: A water reaction synthesis with polyoxyethylene diol, diisocyanate and dibutyltin bis lauryl mercaptide produces a high molecular weight thermoplastic polyurethane-urea linear polymer with surface resistivity 10.sup.11 -10.sup.6 ohm/sq. Thermoplastic and/or elastomeric antistatic compositions containing other melt processable polymers and/or filler, and the polymer exhibit permanent protection. Antistatic protection can be increased when the polymer complexes with a metal salt such as lithium chloride, or lithium acetate.

Abstract: A curable silicone composition comprising:(A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals in its molecule;(B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in its molecule;(C) a platinum family metal catalyst; and(D) a nonionic surface active agent having a hydrophobic silicone portion and at least one hydrophilic polyol portion in its molecule. The curable silicone composition gives cured products having good hydrophilic properties and dimensional stability, and are especially suitable for use as a dental impression material.

Abstract: An antistatic aromatic polyimide article comprises an aromatic polyimide and a small amount of an antistatic agent. The antistatic agent is a sulfonate having the formula (I):R(SO.sub.3 M).sub.n (I)wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; M is an alkali metal; and n is 1 or 2; or a sulfinate having the formula (II):RSO.sub.2 M (II)wherein R and M have the same meanings as defined above.

Abstract: An antistatic resin composition comprising the components (1) and (2) shown below:component (1): an ethylene random copolymer having a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 50 g/10 min.

Abstract: An antistatic resin composition comprising the components (1) and (2) shown below:component (1): a propylene copolymer comprising (A) and/or (B) shown below:(A) a propylene random copolymer having a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 70 g/10 min. obtained by feeding 0.5 to 4.0% by weight of ethylene, 66.0 to 98.5% by weight of propylene and 1.0 to 30.0% by weight of an .alpha.-olefin having 4 to 12 carbon atoms (all ratios based on the total amount of the three components) into a polymerization system;(B) a propylene random copolymer having a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 70 g/10 min. obtained by feeding 2.5 to 10.0% by weight of ethylene and 90.0 to 97.

Abstract: A surface covering product having static dissipative electrical properties comprises a consolidated agglomeration of individual chips of polymeric material and wherein at least a portion of said individual chips contain an antistatic agent. A second portion of individual chips contain no antistatic agent or a reduced amount of antistatic agent.

Abstract: A self-extinguishing polymer composition consisting of 20 to 70% by weight of thermoplastic resin or elastomer (A), 80 to 30% by weight of a hydroxide of aluminum and/or magnesium (B), and a polymeric charge-transfer type complex (C) in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of (A) and (B).

Abstract: This invention is an improvement in a process for preparing an static dissipative phase-segregated polyurethane polymer wherein a polyfunctional polyether and a chain extender are reacted with an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of about 500 to 10,000 parts per million metal tetraorganoboron salt or fluorinated alkylsulfonate salt, based on the weight of the polyurethane. The improvement comprises dissolving said salt in all or a portion of said chain extender prior to contacting said chain extender with said polyfunctional polyether and said polyisocyanate.This process provides a phase-segregated polyurethane having excellent static dissipative properties.

Abstract: This invention is an antistatic thermoplastic, phase-segregated polyurethane containing, as an antistatic additive an effective amount of a monovalent metal tetraphenylboron salt, in the substantial absence of a fatty acid salt, a C.sub.6 -C.sub.30 carboxylic acid ester or phosphate ester compound.Suprisingly, it has been found that, with this particular type of polyurethane, tetraphenylboron salts are very effective antistatic additives even in the absence of enhancer compounds as were previously employed. Accordingly, the antistatic polyurethane is useful for applications such as electronics components and packaging, and other applications where static dissipative ability is needed or desirable.

Abstract: This invention relates to mixtures of polycarbonates with graft polymers and copolymers which have been rendered flame resistant and which are characterized by containing modified polyalkylene ethers as antistatic agents.

Abstract: An anti-static thermoplastic resin composition of 90-99.95 weight % of a thermoplastic resin and correspondingly 10 to 0.05 weight % of a halogenated carbon sulfonic acid salt of a polysubstituted phosphonium compound such as a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate and wherein the thermoplastic resin is either an aromatic polycarbonate, polyetherimide, polyester, polyphenylene ether, polyphenylene ether/styrene polymer blend, polyamide, polyketone, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, blends thereof and blends thereof with other materials. Preferably the thermoplastic resin is a transparent aromatic polycarbonate.

Abstract: The invention relates to plastics materials of high electrical conductivity containing TCNQ complexes and stabilized against the emission of HCN and to mouldings, films and coatings of such materials, as well as to the use of the plastics material for the production of antistatic foils and coatings onto substrate.