Polymer composition containing an organic metal complex and method for producing a metallized polymer from the polymer composition

Claim 3

The method according to claim 1, wherein the central metal of the organic metal complex is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups IV-A, V-A, VII-A, VIII and I-B of the Periodic Law Table.

Claim 4

The method acccrding to claim 1, wherein the central metal is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, osmium, platinum, copper, silver and gold.

Claim 5

The method according to claim 1, wherein the ligand of the organic metal complex is at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of a tertiary phosphine, a tertiary phosphite, carbon monoxide, an aliphatic or alicyclic olefin, a conjugated olefin, an aryl compound, a heterocyclic compound, an organic cyano compound, an organic isonitrile compound, an organic mercapto compound, a compound having an alkyl group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, an ethynyl group or an acyl group, halogen, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen.

Claim 6

The method according to claim 1, wherein the ligand of the organic metal complex is at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of triphenylphosphine, tributylphosphine, triethylphosphine, triphenylphosphite, tributylphosphite, triethylphosphite, carbon monoxide, cyclooctadiene, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadiene, cyclooctatetraene, butadiene, pentadiene, a substituted or unsubstituted benzene, acetonitrile, benzonitrile, a compound having a lower alkyl group or a benzyl group, ethylene, propylene, isobutylene, t-butyl-isonitrile, vinyl-isonitrile, benzo-isonitrile, a substituted or unsubstituted acetylene, acetylacetone, ethyl acetyl acetonate, pyridine, thiophene, quinoline, furan, 2,2'-dipyridyl, ethylenedithiol, toluene-3,4-dithiol, chlorine and bromine.

Claim 7

The method according to claim 1, wherein the polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ionomer resin, an acrylonitrile-acrylic-styrene resin, an acrylonitrile-styrene resin, an acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene resin, a methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene resin, a phenoxy resin, an ethylene-vinylchloride copolymer, an ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer, a polystyrene, a polyvinylidene chloride, a vinyl acetate, a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polybutadiene, a polyvinylidene fluoride, a polytetrafluoroethylene, a polyacetal, a polyamide, a polyamide-imide, a polyarylate, a polyether-imide, a polyether-ether ketone, a polyethyleneterephthalate, a polybutyleneterephthalate, a polycarbonate, a polysulphone, a polyethersulphone, a polyphenylene oxide, a polyphenylene sulfide, a polymethylmethacrylate, a guanamine resin, a diallylphthalate resin, a vinyl ester resin, a phenol resin, an unsaturated polyester resin, a furan resin, a polyimide resin, a poly-p-hydroxybenzoate, a urethane resin, a melamine-formaldehyde resin, a urea-formaldehyde resin, an epoxy resin and a xylene-formaldehyde resin.

Claim 8

The method according to claim 1, wherein the polymer is at least one rubber-like polymer selected from the group consisting of a styrene-butadiene rubber, a polybutadiene rubber, a polyisoprene rubber, an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, a polychloroprene rubber, a butyl rubber, a urethane rubber, an acrylate rubber, a silicone rubber, a fluorinated rubber, a styrene-block copolymer, a thermoplastic elastomer polyolefin, a thermoplastic elastomer polyvinylchloride, a thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane, a thermoplastic elastomer polyester, a thermopolastic elastomer polyamide, a thermoplastic elastomer fluorinated resin and a natural rubber.

Claim 9

The method of claim 19 wherein said metallizing board is partially coated with a resin not capable of inducing metallization.

Claim 10

The method of claim 8, wherein the surface of the recovered metallized polymer contains a pattern.