POLYANILINE BLENDS IN THERMOPLASTICS

[[abstract]]The doped form of polyaniline sold under the trade name, Versicon(TM), has been shown to provide sufficient thermal stability and dispersibility for compounding with thermoplastics such as PVC, PETG, and nylon 12 via conventional melt-processing techniques. The good performance of polyaniline in blends derives from its thermal stability and its dispersibility as fine sub-micron particles. Percolation curves follow a standard functional form, but the fit parameters and the maximum achievable conductivity are a strong function of processing history and of the choice of matrix polymer.[[fileno]]2010308010015[[department]]化學