Antistatic agents are also added to some military jet fuels, to impart electrical conductivity to them and avoid buildup of static charge that could lead to sparks igniting fuel vapors.
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One spark of static electricity to an exposed motherboard can damage it severely, so wear an antistatic wrist strap ( often included with the RAM ) when installing the extra memory.
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A former U . S . weapons maker said that when Army scientists were working on weaponizing anthrax, they tested 67 possible antistatic, anticaking agents and chose silica as the best.
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Often green is 70 % or more recycled polystyrene, white is 70 % or more virgin resin and pink means an antistatic agent has been applied; although there are some variations.
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Additives can be included with the color concentrates, including but not limited to antioxidants, UV stabilizers, flame retardants, slip and antistatic agents, optical brighteners, antimicrobials and nucleating agents.
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In the industrial settings such as paint or flour plants as well as in hospitals, antistatic safety boots are sometimes used to prevent a buildup of static charge due to contact with the floor.
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For increased solubility, 2-propanol has shown increased cleaning effects for liquid carbon dioxide as it increases the ability of the solvent to dissolve polar molecules while other antistatic agents are also being researched.
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Lister breathlessly rattles off the virtues of clothing containing the miracle molecule : " Nontoxic, antimicrobial, eliminates all odor-causing microbes, antistatic, antiwrinkle and there's no shrinkage ."
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When investigating a fuel tank explosion of any sort, pinpointing static as the cause is nearly impossible, said Robert L . Truax, president of TCO Manufacturing, a company that makes antistatic equipment for airlines.
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Conductive antistatic bags are manufactured with a layer of conductive metal, often aluminum, This forms both a shield and a non-conductive barrier, shielding the contents from static charge via the Faraday cage effect.
