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. 2020 Jun 1;44(3):775–790. doi: 10.3906/kim-2002-77

Table 3.

The change in mass increase (%) and surface resistivity of PMT/wool composites with the reducing agents used in the pretreatment of wool.

Run Reducing agent Surface Resistivity (kΩ/cm2) Mass increase (%)
0 None* 1370 0.8 ±0.2
NaHS* 623 1.4 ±0.4
1 None 218 2.5 ±1.5
2 NaHS 95 3.0 ±0.1
3 NaHS+urea 111 4.0 ±1.7
4 TGA 107 4.1 ±1.0

*0.10 M m-toluidine solution was used as a monomer [m-toluidine sulphate]: 0.10 M and [APS]: 0.05 M prepared in 1.0 N aqueous HCl solution.