Electroless metal plating of plastics

Krause, Lawrence J

Title: Electroless metal plating of plastics

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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:

Krause, Lawrence J ^[1]

Chicago, IL

Issue Date:: 1986-01-01

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):: 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

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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
H05K3/181 - {by electroless plating

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T428/8305 - Miscellaneous [e.g., treated surfaces, etc.]
Y10T428/31681 - Next to polyester, polyamide or polyimide [e.g., alkyd, glue, or nylon, etc.]

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
H05K1/0346 - {containing N}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T428/24438 - Artificial wood or leather grain surface
Y10T428/31692 - Next to addition polymer from unsaturated monomers

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
H05K1/0333 - {containing S}

C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
C23C18/31 - Coating with metals

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T428/31721 - Of polyimide

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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/

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