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TWP was successfully incorporated into a polymer blend of low-density polyethylene\/high impact polystyrene (LDPE\/HIPS) at a high loading percentage of up to 20 wt %. Elemental analysis (SEM-EDS and XRF) showed that the main constituents of TWP are carbon and iron with traces of other metals such as Ca, Cs, Ti, Mn, Si. The electrical conductivity of LDPE\/HIPS is significantly enhanced by loading the TWP into the polymer blend. The addition of TWP to LDPE\/HIPS blend decreases the electrical resistivity of the LDPE\/HIPS\/TWP composite to ~2.9 \u00d7 107 Ohm.cm at 10 wt % of TWP, which is several orders of magnitude lower than that of the neat blend with maintaining the thermal stability of the polymer composite. 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