Antistatic agents offer a solution to problems related to the accumulation of electric charges on plastic materials such as spark formation during processing and dust attraction during storage. For these kinds of static electricity, anti-static materials are chemically coated on the surface. The molecules of an antistatic agent often have both
hydrophilic and hydrophobic areas, similar to those of a surfactant, the hydrophobic side interacts with the surface of the material, while the hydrophilic interacts with the air moisture and binds the water molecules.
The purpose of the Anti-static agent is to prevent spark formation in highly flammable gas, to protect the CD or hard-drive's home from dust accumulation, and prevents the plastic vessel from the accumulation of dust.