PETI-5 Synthesis Lab Report
Since PETI-5 was received dissolved in N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), it required further treatment to separate it from the solvent. The PETI-5 dissolved in NMP was reduced to PETI-5 powder by rapid precipitation. The powder was dried in vacuum at 85ᵒC for 48 hours. After that the powder was grounded and dried again. Some of the PETI-5 powder were taken to make plates of neat sample for mechanical testing.
To make composite plate samples with reduced graphene oxide and PETI-5, rGO was added as percent mass and mechanically mixed with PETI-5 powder in a grinder. Once sufficiently mixed, the material was added to an aluminum mold. The PETI-5 material was packed very tightly into the mold to minimize voids in the cured plates. The mold was then
To make composite plate samples with reduced graphene oxide and PETI-5, rGO was added as percent mass and mechanically mixed with PETI-5 powder in a grinder. Once sufficiently mixed, the material was added to an aluminum mold. The PETI-5 material was packed very tightly into the mold to minimize voids in the cured plates. The mold was then