Antistatic Paint with Silent Discharge

描述（由申请人提供）：长期目标：提出的是一种抗静电涂料，可用于减轻由静电放电引发的火灾和爆炸的危险。所提出的涂料的创新在于其放电机制，不需要像目前市场上的其他产品那样接地或水合。油漆可以被喷涂到衣服或设备的表面上，从而降低电容或在材料上积累电荷的能力。研究设计：将合成一系列配方，并在金属和塑料基材上进行测试。与公共卫生的相关性：抗静电涂料的开发将立即改善燃料、涂料和塑料行业中使用挥发性溶剂的人员以及危险品情况下的应急响应人员的安全。该涂料可用于保护公众免受气泵处静电引发的爆炸或不舒服的静电冲击。此外，这种涂料还可以为电子行业节省大量资金，因为静电放电（ESD）事件每年会造成数百万美元的损失。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Long term Objectives: Proposed is an anti-static paint which can be used to alleviate danger from fires and explosions that are initiated by static discharge. The innovation for the proposed paint lies in its discharge mechanism which doesn't require grounding or hydration like other products that are currently on the market. Paint can be sprayed onto surfaces of clothing or equipment resulting in a lower capacitance or ability to build up charge on the material. Research Design: A series of formulations will be synthesized and tested on both metallic and plastic substrates. Relevance to Public Health: Development of the antistatic paint will lead to immediate safety improvements for persons that work with volatile solvents in the fuel, coatings, and plastic industries as well as emergency responders in haz-mat situations. The paint could be useful for protecting the general public from electrostatic initiated explosions at the gas-pump or from uncomfortable static shock. In addition, this paint could lead to substantial savings in the electronics industry, where electrostatic discharge (ESD) events cost millions of dollars each year, due to lost products.