Styrene–butadiene rubber electrolytes modified with MgCl2, NiCl2, ZnCl2, and active carbon

Abstract

Styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR), as a solvent and repository of electric charges, starts to gain these properties after adding to SBR MgCl2 or NiCl2 or ZnCl2 in the form of methanol solution with addition of active carbon. Electrical conductivity of such an SBR-active carbon system with added MgCl2 or NiCl2 or ZnCl2 equals from 10−5 to 10−4 S cm−1 at a room temperature of 293 K and a frequency of 10 kHz. The examined electrolytes were tested for the frequency range of 1 kHz–25 kHz. These polymer electrolyte systems may find their application as materials for anticorrosive and antielectrostatic protection of fuel or hazardous material tanks.