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Carbon is used in two primary ways as an additive carbon black and carbon fiber. Both forms absorb moisture and are generally dried prior to extrusion or used with a vented extruder. Carbon black is a powdery substance and is used in many outdoor applications because of its ability to absorb ultraviolet radiation. This extends the service life of the polymer. Additionally, it is a powerful colorant, is relatively inexpensive, and can increase electrical conductivity. One of the major drawbacks to using carbon black is that it is difficult to handle and its dust can be quite messy. For this reason, it is ofien purchased in a more expensive pellet (masterbatch) form. 

PA 6/ABS 45/55 MWCNT masterbatch PA 6 phase Co-continuous structure. Tensile modulus increases, while elongation at break and impact strength decrease with the addition of CNT. The onset of electrical conductivity was observed at 2-3 wt% CNT Meincke et al. 2004... 

PP/PS 70/30 and 50/50 Nanocyl NC 7000 PS phase and interface Improvement in electrical conductivity and onset of thermal degradation in the presence of nanotubes. In all cases, nanocomposites prepared from PP masterbatch and having co-continuous structure have shown higher improvement in properties Hwang et al. 2012... 

At the same time, Peddini et al. described the preparation of nanocomposites from styrene-butadiene mbber (SBR) and multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT). MWCNT are important nanostructures due to the exceptionally high modulus and aspect ratios there has been much interest in using them as reinforcing agents for polymer composites. Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), commonly used as a tread stock for tires, is employed here as the matrix for creation of a masterbatch with oxidized MWCNT (12.3-15 wt%). These materials do not show a high level of electrical conductivity as might be expected from a percolation concept, signifying excellent tube dispersion and formation of a bound rubber layer on the discrete MWCNT [126]. 

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For certain applications it may be useful to melt mix an electrically conductive fillers with e.g., poly(amide) to form a conductive masterbatch and add the conductive masterbatch to the remaining... 

Figure 3. Electrical conductivity of PC/CNT nanocomposites from the direct compounding and solution masterbatch...

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