ADDITIVE FOR IMPARTING ELECTRO-STATIC DISSIPATIVE PROPERTIES IN PLASTIC MATERIALS AND METHOD RELATING THERETO

摘要

The present invention relates generally to a class of polymeric electrolyte materials which can be blended with any one of a number of common polymers to provide an end product having advantageous electrostatic dissipative ("ESD") properties. More specifically, the present invention is preferably directed to a complex comprising a polyether base material and an ionizable salt additive. Unlike many conventionally known antistatic agents, the electrolyte material of the present invention is capable of providing both surface and volume conductivity and generally does not impair the physical properties of the polymer with which it is blended.