Example 3
Characterization of PU
1H and 13C NMR spectra of the synthesized PU in DMSO-d6 were recorded on a JEOL 500 MHz NMR spectrometer using TMS as internal standard. IR spectrum was recorded on a Perkin Elmer 16F PC FTIR spectrometer using KBr as standard. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was done on an SDT analyzer (Q600: TA instruments, USA). Approximately 5.8 mg of the polymer was taken in an aluminum crucible. The temperature was raised at a controlled rate of 15° C./min. The analysis was made over a temperature range of 20-1000° C. in air. Morphological studies of the steel specimen after exposure to 1.0 M HCl in the absence and presence of PU was carried out using scanning electron microscope, SEM (Genesis-2120 Emcrafts, Korea) and x-ray photoelectron spectrometer, XPS (Thermo Scientific ESCALAB 250 Xi).