Ciba-geigy Corporation

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Witco Vinyl Additives Gmbh

Bruno Hilti

Carl W Mayer

Ernst Minder

Jurgen Finter

Jurgen Pfeiffer

Bernd Tieke

Alex Wegmann

Bernd Klingert

Markus Grob

Walter Fischer

Josef Pfeifer

Wolfgang Wernet

Markus Burkle

Max Hunziker

Manfred Hofmann

Walther Hofherr

Jean-Philippe Ansermet

Grety Rihs

J&uuml;rgen Pfeiffer

Rolf Drewes

A polyoxyalkylene compound and an inorganic salt are used to reduce the tendency of halogen-containing polymers to build up electrostatic charge and at the same time to achieve good stability.

Halogen-containing polymers provided with an antistatic agent

The invention relates to a composition that comprises a thermoplastic or elastomeric polymeric substrate (A) and an antistatic mixture (B) in the form of contiguous fibers, which mixture comprises (b1) an organic polymeric material that is fibrous or forms fibers on mixing and is not soluble in the thermoplastic or elastomeric polymeric substrate (A); (b2) a polymer or copolymer capable of ion conduction that has blocks for complexing or solvating a salt of an inorganic or low-molecular-weight organic protonic acid (b3) and has a better compatibility with the organic polymer (b1) that is fibrous or forms fibers on mixing than with the polymeric organic substrate (A); and (b3) a salt of an inorganic or low-molecular-weight organic protonic acid such as NaClO.sub.4 or K P F.sub.6 that has been complexed or solvated in the polymer or copolymer (b2). The invention relates also to the antistatic mixture (B) as such, to its use in rendering polymers antistatic and to a process for the preparation of antistatic thermoplastic or elastomeric polymeric substrates.

Antistatic composition

The invention relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic, structurally crosslinked elastomeric or thermosetting polymer, which comprises

Antistatically treated polymers

Electroconductive composition

The action of thermoplastic polymers to whose polymer backbone aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups are bonded via a group --O--, --O--CO--, --CO--OR.sup.22 --OCO-- or --CO--O--, said aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups being substituted by Cl, Br and/or iodine in the .alpha.-, .beta.-, .gamma.- or .omega.-position, on an unsubstituted or substituted tetrathio-, tetraseleno- or tetratelluro-naphthalene or -tetracene contained in this polymer gives electrically conducting compositions by the formation of charge transfer complexes. These compositions are suitable for the production of antistatic or electrically conducting mouldings, sheets, filaments, fibres, coatings and composites.

Antistatic and electrically conducting composition

Radical cation salts having the composition of formula I ##STR1## wherein x has a value from -0.1 to +0.2. These radical cation salts crystallize in needle form and are electric conductors. They can be incorporated in polymers to form conductive networks of crystal needles in a polymer matrix. The polymers can be used for making antistatically treated mouldings or electrodes.

Radical cation salts of tetrathiotetracene and copper chloride, their

The action of thermoplastic polymers to whose polymer backbone aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups are bonded via a group --O--, --O--CO--, --CO--OR.sup.22 --OCO-- or --CO--O--, said aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups being substituted by Cl, Br and/or iodine in the .alpha.--, .beta.--, .gamma.-- or .omega.-position, on an unsubstituted or substituted tetrathio-, tetraseleno- or tetratelluro-naphthalene or -tetracene contained in this polymer gives electrically conducting compositions by the formation of charge transfer complexes. These compositions are suitable for the production of antistatic or electrically conducting mouldings, sheets, filaments, fibres, coatings and composites.

Radical cation slats of tetrathiotetracene and copper chloride, their

A process for the production of a conductive layer on a substrate, said conductive layer comprising a network of crystal needles of conductive radical cation salts based on tetrathiotetracenes, tetraselenotetracenes or tetratellurotetracenes and chlorine, bromine, iodine or copper dichloride, and said network is embedded in a polymer matrix, by coating at least one side of said substrate with a) a suspension of crystal needles of the radical cation salts of formula I in an inch solvent which may additionally contain a thermoplastic polymer or at least one starting compound for a thermosetting polymer, or b) a solution (b1) of a tetrathiotetracene, tetraselenotetracene or tetratellurotetracene, (b2) of a monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric organic compound which contains chlorine, bromine or iodone and, when heated with these tetracenes, forms a radical cation salt, or of anhydrous CuCl.sub.2, a CuCl.sub.2 aquo complex or a CuCl.sub.2 solvent complex, and (C3) of a thermoplastic polymer or at least one starting compound for a thermosetting polymer, in an inert solvent, and subsequently evaporating the solvent, which process comprises applying said layer by spraying the suspension a) or solution b) from nozzles on to the substrate. Very fine meshed, dense and isotropic crystal needle networks are obtained. The coatings exhibit rapid surface discharges and are suitable for use as electostatic coatings or, on account of their good electrical conductivities, as electrode material for display elements.

Process for the production of conductive layers

The action of thermoplastic polymers to whose polymer backbone aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups are bonded via a group --O--, --O--CO--, --CO--OR.sup.22 --OCO-- or --CO--O--, said aliphatic or cycloaliphatic groups being substituted by Cl, Br and/or iodine in the .alpha.-, .beta.-, .gamma.- or .omega.-position, on an unsubstituted or substituted tetrathio-, tetraseleno- or tetratelluronaphthalene or -tetracene contained in this polymer gives electrically conducting compositions by the formation of charge transfer complexes. These compositions are suitable for the production of antistatic or electrically conducting mouldings, sheets, filaments, fibres, coatings and composites.

Compositions of a) thermosetting plastics or thermoplastics, and a mixture of such plastics, and b) a superconducting compound having a transition temperature T.sub.c of at least 20 K are suitable as moulding materials for the production of articles for magnetic screening of static magnetic fields and for transmitting of magnetic and electrical forces.

Plastics composition containing superconductors

Monolayer or multilayer systems containing compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which X is S or Se, R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alkyl, --CF.sub.3, --O--R.sup.3, --S--R.sup.3 or --CO--O--R.sup.3, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alkyl, --CF.sub.3, --O--R.sup.3, --S--R.sup.3 or --CO--O--R.sup.3, and R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alkyl or partially or perfluorinated C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alkyl, are described. Electrically conductive layers which are suitable, for example, for the production of electrically conductive coatings can be prepared from the layer systems by doping with electron acceptors.

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