Electroless metal plating of plastics

Patent · Tue Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6367749

Krause, L J

Process for plating main group metals on aromatic polymers is carried out by the use of a nonaqueous solution of a salt of an alkali metal in a positive valence state and a main group metal in a negative valence state with contact between the solution and polymer providing a redox reaction causing the deposition of the main group metal and the reduction of the polymer. Products from the process exhibit useful decorative and electrical properties.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4459330
• OSTI ID: 6367749
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 20 Sep 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-420054
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
METALS
ELECTROPLATING
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PLASTICS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
REDOX REACTIONS
SALTS
SUBSTRATES
VALENCE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DEPOSITION
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
ELEMENTS
LYSIS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLATING
POLYMERS
SURFACE COATING
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
360401* - Polymers & Plastics- Preparation & Fabrication- (-1987)