Claims
- 1. A method of setting or resetting a pole, a structure or the like in earth with a polymer composition comprising forming said polymer composition, dispersing a conductive material throughout the polymer composition, and applying said polymer composition to said pole or the like.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of forming comprises forming a foamed polyurethane composition and said step of applying comprises applying said foamed polyurethane composition.
- 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising forming the foamed polyurethane composition in-situ.
- 4. The method of claim 2 wherein said step of forming the foamed polyurethane composition in-situ comprises combining polyisocyanate, an organic alcohol component, an asphaltic component, a liquid water-immiscible component in an amount effective to allow formation of a foam of sufficient strength for holding the pole in the presence of water, a catalyst, a non-ionic surfactant, a flame retardant, and a conductive material.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the composition has a density of about 4-17 pounds per cubic feet and a compression of at least about 30 PSI.
- 6. The method of claim 4 wherein said step of forming the foamed polyurethane composition further comprises combining about 30-50% 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate; about 0.01-30% of an asphaltic component; about 15-35% of amine phenolic or polyether polyol or combination of both; about 4-15% of a water-immiscible component; up to about 2% silicone glycolcopolymer; less than 1% water; up to about 1% catalyst selected from the group consisting of amine-based catalyst, tin-based catalyst, and a mixture of amine-based catalyst and tin-based catalyst; up to about 2% flame retardant and from about 1-20% of the conductive material.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate is about 39.8%, the asphaltic component is about 11.8%, the amine phenolic or polyether polyol or combination of both is about 25%, the water-immiscible component is about 12.6%, silicone glycolcopolymer is about 1.3%, water is about 0.20%, the catalyst is about 0.33%, about 1.6% flame retardant and the conductive material about 7.3%.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of dispersing conductive material comprises dispersing carbon particles or dispersing carbon fibers or dispersing both carbon particles and carbon fibers.
- 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the carbon fibers are present at 0.1-20% (w/w) of the total composition.
- 10. The method of claim 8 wherein said step of dispersing conductive material further comprises dispersing doping and coupling agents.
- 11. The method of claim 10 wherein said doping and coupling agents comprise one or more of tetramethylammonium iodide, crown ethers, and ligands.
- 12. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of dispersing conductive material comprises dispersing metal or metal alloy.
- 13. The method of claim 1 further comprising adding a doping material to said polymer composition.
- 14. The method of claim 13 wherein said doping material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a crown ether and TMAI.
- 15. The method of claim 14 wherein said crown ether is 18-crown-6.
- 16. The method of claim 1 wherein said resetting comprises excavating an area around a pole and replacing excavated material with said polymer composition.
- 17. A composition comprising a polymer composition having a conductive material dispersed throughout it.
- 18. The composition of claim 17 wherein the polymer composition is a foamed polyurethane composition and said conductive material is carbon particles or carbon fibers or both carbon particles and carbon fibers.
- 19. The composition of claim 17 wherein the conductive material is metal or metal alloy.
- 20. The composition of claim 19 wherein the foamed polyurethane composition is produced by the process comprising:
combining polyisocyanate, an organic alcohol component, an asphaltic component, a liquid water-immiscible component in an amount effective to allow formation of a foam of sufficient strength for holding the pole in the presence of water, a catalyst, a non-ionic surfactant, and a flame retardant and, dispersing a conductive material throughout one or more of the components selected from the group consisting of:
the polyisocyanate, the organic alcohol component, the asphaltic component, the liquid water-immiscible component, the catalyst, the flame retardant, and the non-ionic surfactant.
- 21. The composition of claim 20 further having a density of about 4-17 pounds per cubic feet and a compression of at least about 30 PSI.
- 22. The composition of claim 20 wherein the foamed polyurethane composition is produced by the process comprising dispersing a conductive material throughout the 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate.
- 23. The composition of claim 20 further comprising doping and coupling agents.
- 24. The composition of claim 23 wherein said doping and coupling agents comprise one or more of tetramethylammonium iodide, crown ethers, and ligands.
- 25. The composition of claim 20 wherein
said step of combining comprises combining about 30-50% 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, about 0.01-30% of an asphaltic component, about 15-35% of amine phenolic or polyether polyol or combination of both, about 4-15% a water-immiscible component, up to about 2% silicone glycolcopolymer, up to 2% flame retardant, less than 1% water, and up to about 1% catalyst selected from the group consisting of amine-based catalyst, tin-based catalyst, and a mixture of amine-based catalyst and tin-based catalyst; and, said step of dispersing comprises dispersing an amount of conductive material throughout one or more of the components selected from the group consisting of:
the about 30-50% 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, the about 0.01-30% of an asphaltic component, the about 15-35% of amine phenolic or polyether polyol or combination of both, the about 4-15% of a water-immiscible component, the up to about 2% silicone glycolcopolymer, the up to about 2% flame retardant, the less than 1% water; and, the up to about 1% catalyst selected from the group consisting of amine-based catalyst, tin-based catalyst, and a mixture of amine-based catalyst and tin-based catalyst, such that the final composition consists of from about 0.1% to about 20% of the conductive material.
- 26. The composition of claim 25 wherein the foamed polyurethane composition is produced by the process comprising dispersing a conductive material throughout the 30-50% of 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate.
- 27. The composition of claim 25 further comprising doping and coupling agents.
- 28. The composition of claim 27 wherein said doping and coupling agents comprise one or more of tetramethylammonium iodide, crown ethers, and ligands.
- 29. The composition of claim 25 wherein said conductive material comprises carbon fibers or carbon particles or both.
- 30. The composition of claim 18 wherein said conductive material comprises tetramethylammonium iodide.
- 31. The composition of claim 18 wherein said conductive material comprises a mixture of carbon particles and tetramethylammonium iodide.
- 32. The composition of claim 18 wherein said conductive material comprises a metal or metal alloy.
- 33. A method of grounding and setting substation ground mats and/or grids comprising excavating an area for said ground mat and/or grid and placing 3-6 inches of the composition of claim 18 over connecting copper wire.
- 34. A method of grounding temporary substations comprising auguring holes around said substation, and applying the composition of claim 18 over conducting connections between said holes.
- 35. A method of resetting and/or grounding a building comprising applying the composition of claim 18 at or near the foundation of said building.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application serial No. 60/379,203, filed on May 9, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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