摘要 |
Disclosed are porous media, including filter media, that dissipate electrica l charges that are generated when a fluid such as a non-polar fluid moves through the porous media. The porous media include a non-conductive glass, polymeric, or ceramic fiber and a conductive polymer fiber, a non-conductive glass or ceramic fibe r and a conductive material-coated fiber, a non-conductive glass fiber and a metal-impregnated conductive fiber, a non-conductive synthetic polymeric fiber and a metal-coated fiber, a non-conductive natural polymeric fiber and a conductive material-impregnated fiber, or a non-conductive glass, ceramic, or synthetic polymeric fiber and a metal fiber. A composite filter medium comprises a conductive or nonconductive fiber layer laid on and bonded to an electrically conductive substrate.
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