Static Intercept Films

Answer:          Yes, there are 2 types of Intercept.   Corrosion Intercept? (Copper color)was developed first.  It had great corrosion protection but not effective ESD properties.  Static Intercept? (Dark Brown) has the same chemistry as Corrosion Intercept?, but it also has ESD properties such as permanently anti-static, non-tribo charging, humidity independent, non-outgassing, etc.  However a new form has also been developed, which combines non-degrading, non-changing, reusable shielding with the cleanliness, recyclability and corrosion protection of Intercept called RIBS.

(5)   So are there 2 types of Intercept, or more?

Answer:          Static Intercept? and Corrosion Intercept? are registered trademarks of EMI.  When Lucent Technologies (then AT&T) Bell Labs created and patented the technology they referred to it as Reactive Polymer.  It was a good scientific name for it, but we wanted something a bit more expressive and better from a marketing perspective, hence we called it the Intercept Technology?.

(4)   How did it get its name?

(d)               Intercept helps protect galvanic corrosion by being a very effective electrical shunt.  Intercept turns on electrically at .7 volts.

(c)               Intercept protects against molds and mildews molds cannot grow in the direct contact with Copper.

(b)               Intercept cleanses trapped air within a sealed or closed environment, within hours the inside environment is free from corrosive gases.

(a)               Intercept acts as a very efficient reactive barrier to gases trying to migrate into the closed container or bag.  At normal levels of Sulfur it takes Sulfur 10 years to move through 1 mil of Intercept.   Similar tests were run at DuPont on Chlorine the results showed that is took 15 years per mil of Intercept for the Chlorine gas to move through the film.  The gases that cause corrosion are all reactive and they will react with and be permanently neutralized by the Intercept.

Answer:          Intercept does not outgas, it acts in 4 ways to stop corrosion:

(3)   How does the Intercept Technology? stop corrosion?

Answer:          Yes, the Intercept materials only marginally affect heat sealing.

(2)   So can the plastic be heat-sealed?

Answer:          A highly reactive Copper is reacted into a polymer structure.  The Copper is chemically bonded into the plastic so that it cannot move or agglomerate.  The Copper allows the plastic to act like a solid sheet of high surface area, highly reactive Copper or to look at it another way; it allows a Copper sheet to act like a plastic.

(1)   How is it made?

So a more complete explanation is required:

What is the Intercept Technology? - the easy answer would be the standard line about it combining permanent ESD protection for electronics as well as providing long term protection against corrosion, oxidation and tarnishing which not only affects the physical appearance of the metal, but also affects its electrical properties.  Corrosion and static electricity are lethal weapons for metals as well as electronics.  Intercept was designed to protect against both.

Or The Intercept Technology? a Paradigm Shift

What is Static Intercept?

Intercept TechnologyTM-the clean corrosion & ESD packaging solution