Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Abstract

Novel antistatic agents containing metal salt were used to prepare polyurethane foam (PUF) in this study. The effects of different conditions such as amount of antistatic agent, type and ratio of metal salt, temperature, relative humidity and time, on the surface resistivity were studied. Typically, the research of replacement of silver metal salt with tin metal salt has been conducted. Antistatic property of these composites illustrates that AgIO₃ metal salt replaced by two-thirds amount of SnCl₄ also shows excellent conductivity. Structure and other properties of these conductive PUF were examined by FTIR, DSC, and TGA. Moreover, the antistatic mechanism of these agents was put up. It was proposed that the metal salt in the antistatic agent might develop a conducting road. This can increase conductivity of the polymeric materials and decrease the corresponding surface resistivity.

Keywords

polyurethane foam antistatic agent properties mechanism.

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Woods, G. ( 1990). The ICI Polyurethane Book, ICI Polyurethanes and John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.

Hatat, D. ( 1995). In Techniques de I’ingenieur, Les Techniques de I’ingenieur, Paris.

Kirk, R.E. and Othman, D.F. ( 1997). Encylopedia of Chemical Technology, Wiley-Interscience, New York.

Wang, J.C. , Chen, Y.H. and Wang, Y.Q. ( 2006). Preparation and Characterization of Novel Organic Montmorillonite-reinforce Blocked Polyurethane Nanocomposites, Polym. Polym. Compos. , 14: 549-559.

Zhou, X.D. , Gao, W.D. and Yang, H.T. ( 2006). Preparation and Characterization of Durable Antistatic Polyurethane Elastomer by Preirradiation Grafting on Its Film, J. Mater. Sci., 41: 3715-3722.

Novák, I. , Krupa, I. and Chodák , I. (2004). Electroconductive Adhesives Based on Epoxy and Polyurethane Resins Filled with Silver-coated Inorganic Fillers, Synth. Met., 144: 13-19.

Novak, I. and Krupa, I. ( 2004). Electro-conductive Resins Filled with Graphite for Casting Applications, Polym. Polym. Compos., 14: 549-559.

Hsun-Tsing, L. , Sheng-Yen, W. and Ru-Jong , J. (2006). Effects of Sulfonated Polyol on the Properties of the Resultant Aqueous Polyurethane Dispersions, Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp., 276: 176-185.

Guan, J.J. , Gao, C.Y. , Feng, L.X. , et al. (2000). Functionalizing of Polyurethane Surfaces by Photografting with Hydrophilic Monomers, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 77: 2505-2512.

10.

Zhou, X.D. and Liu, P.S. ( 2003). Study on Antistatic Modification of Polyurethane Elastomer Surfaces by Grafting with Vinyl Acetate and Antistatic Agent, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 90: 3617-3624.

11.

Lux, F. ( 1993). Models Proposed to Explain the Electrical Conductivity of Mixtures Made of Conductive and Insulating Materials, J. Mater. Sci., 28: 285-301.

12.

Krupa, I. and Chodak, I. ( 2001). Physical Properties of Thermoplastic/ Graphite Composites, Eur. Polym. J., 37: 2159-2168.

Studies on the Effect of Novel Antistatic Agent on the Properties of Polyurethane Foam

Abstract

Keywords

Get full access to this article

References