US 7,538,165 B2
Conductive polyaniline composition, film thereof and processes for producing these
Masao Abe, Osaka (Japan)
Assigned to Nitto Denko Corporation, Osaka (Japan)
Appl. No. 10/499,064
PCT Filed Jun. 26, 2002, PCT No. PCT/JP02/06450
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jun. 17, 2004,
PCT Pub. No. WO03/051961, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 26, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. 2001-386752 (JP), filed on Dec. 19, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2005/0062020 A1, Mar. 24, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C08G 73/00 (2006.01); H01B 1/12 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 525—504  [525/505; 252/500; 560/10; 560/14] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
7. A method of producing a film comprising electrically conductive polyaniline comprising contacting the film of polyaniline comprising a repeating unit represented by the general formula (I)

OG Complex Work Unit Drawing
wherein m and n denote molar fractions of a quinonediimine structural unit and a phenylenediamine structural unit, respectively, in the repeating unit, and satisfy the conditions: 0≤m≤1, 0≤n≤1 and m+n=1, with an aqueous solution of at least one novolac resin selected from the group consisting of phenolsulfonic acid novolac resins and naphtholsulfonic acid novolac resins to dope the polyaniline with the novolac resin.