Electroless metal plating of plastics
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Chicago, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865925
- Patent Number(s):
- 4600656
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, D.C.)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electroless; metal; plating; plastics; process; main; metals; aromatic; polymers; carried; nonaqueous; solution; salt; alkali; positive; valence; negative; contact; polymer; providing; redox; reaction; causing; deposition; reduction; products; exhibit; useful; decorative; electrical; properties; redox reaction; alkali metal; aqueous solution; electrical properties; nonaqueous solution; metal plating; electroless metal; positive valence; negative valence; plating main; aromatic polymers; /428/427/
Citation Formats
Krause, Lawrence J. Electroless metal plating of plastics. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Krause, Lawrence J. Electroless metal plating of plastics. United States.
Krause, Lawrence J. Wed .
"Electroless metal plating of plastics". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865925.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {1986},
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