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Several fire-resistant formulations were prepared from a sample of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), small variable proportions of chloroorganic adducts [1,2,3,4,7,7-hexachloro-5-carboxy,bicyclo(2,2,1)heptene-2] or [1,2,3,4,7,7-hexachloro-5-carboxy,5-methylbicyclo(2,2,1)heptene-2] as fire-retarding modifiers, plasticizers (dibutylphthalate and a chlorinated paraffin), and a heat stabilizer (dibutyltindilaurate). The fire-resistance and electrical properties of the obtained formulations were studied to obtain a fire-retarding plasticized PVC of good electrical insulation character.

Polyaniline (PANI) was prepared by chemical method using FeCl 3 as oxidizing agent. Emeraldine base (EB) was prepared using 0.1 M ammonia solution, and redoped using HCl, (±)-10-camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA). The electrical conductivity of EB was increased by doping. Polyphenylacetylene (PPA) and its complexes with KI and NaOEt were prepared and their electrical conductivities were studied. FTIR was used for characterizing the structures. ª 2014 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute.

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Five novel nonionic surfactants were prepared by the reaction of polyethylene glycol of different molecular weights with toluene diisocyanate. The obtained polyurethane polymers were reacted with oleic acid to obtain the nonionic polyurethane surfactants. The structures of the synthesized compounds were determined by using: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and their average molecular weights by means of GC analysis. Silver nanohybrids of the nonionic polyurethane surfactants were prepared via physical combination by chemically prepared silver nanoparticles. The silver nanohybrids were determined using: UV, TEM, and DLS spectroscopy. The influence of the nonionic chain length (polyethylene glycol chains) on the surface activity of the synthesized nonionic polyurethane oleate surface active agents and their silver nanohybrids was studied. The results of surface activity of the nonionic polyurethanes oleate and their nanohybrids showed an increase in the critical micelle concentration by decreasing the polyethylene glycol chain lengths. The nanohybrids were also more surface active. Longer polyethylene glycol chains provide good protection for the formed silver nanoparticles than the shorter chains.