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An electrically conductive polymer compound is disclosed. The compound comprises a matrix comprising two polyolefin copolymers having different melt mass flow rates and electrically conductive functional additive particles dispersed in the matrix. The compound is useful for making extruded and molde

An electrically conductive polymer compound is disclosed. The compound comprises a matrix comprising two polyolefin copolymers having different melt mass flow rates and electrically conductive functional additive particles dispersed in the matrix. The compound is useful for making extruded and molded plastic articles that need electrical conductivity.

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1. An electrically conductive polymer compound, comprising: (a) a matrix comprising a first polyolefin copolymer and a second polyolefin copolymer wherein the two polyolefin copolymers have different melt mass flow rates, and(b) electrically conductive particles dispersed in the matrix, wherein both

1. An electrically conductive polymer compound, comprising: (a) a matrix comprising a first polyolefin copolymer and a second polyolefin copolymer wherein the two polyolefin copolymers have different melt mass flow rates, and(b) electrically conductive particles dispersed in the matrix, wherein both copolymers are ethylene-propylene copolymer,wherein the melt mass flow rate of the first copolymer is about 30 to 90 lower in g/10 min, than the second copolymer when measured at 230° C. and 2.16 kg using ASTM D1238, andwherein the amount of the first copolymer ranges from about 30 to about 75 weight percent of the compound, wherein the amount of the second copolymer ranges from about 5 to about 45 weight percent of the compound, and wherein the electrically conductive particles ranges from about 5 to about 45 weight percent of the compound. 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein the melt mass flow rates of the two copolymers have a ratio of from about 2:3 to about 1:90 when measured at 230° C. and 2.16 kg using ASTM D1238. 3. The compound of claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive particles are metallic, non-metallic, or both. 4. The compound of claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive particles are carbon black powders. 5. A molded plastic article made from the compound of claim 1. 6. The plastic article of claim 5, wherein the surface of the plastic article is electrically conductive. 7. The plastic article of claim 5, wherein the article is used in the electronics industry and is in the shape of a media carrier, a process comb, a shipping tray, a printed circuit board rack, a photomask shipper, a carrier tape, or a hard disk drive component. 8. The plastic article of claim 5, wherein the article is used in the medical industry and is in the shape of an electromagnetic interference shielding article, tubing, a drug inhalation device, an implantable medical device component, or a biomedical electrode. 9. The compound of claim 1, wherein the melt mass flow rate of the second copolymer is about 30 higher in g/10 min, than the first copolymer when measured at 230° C. and 2.16 kg using ASTM D1238. 10. The compound of claim 9, wherein the melt mass flow rates of the two polyolefin copolymers total about 100 in g/10 min, when measured at 230° C. and 2.16 kg using ASTM D1238. 11. The compound of claim 10, wherein the electrically conductive particles are metallic, non-metallic, or both. 12. The compound of claim 10, wherein the electrically conductive particles are carbon black powders. 13. The compound of claim 1, wherein the melt mass flow rates of the two polyolefin copolymers total about 100 in g/10 min, when measured at 230° C. and 2.16 kg using ASTM D1238.