Solid composition having enhanced physical and electrical properties
A method of making a treating wash includes mixing brass granules with acetone, mixing carbon nanotube material, iron pyrite granules and copper granules in the acetone brass mixture, and straining the liquid from the remaining solid material. Methods of treating materials such as brass granules, iron pyrite granules, carbon nanotube material, and brass granules comprises washing the materials in the treating wash, followed by straining and drying the materials.
1. A method of making a treating wash comprising:
mixing brass granules with acetone;
mixing carbon nanotube material, iron pyrite granules and copper granules in the acetone brass mixture; and
straining the liquid from the remaining solid material.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing the strained solid material.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein:
mixing brass granules with acetone comprises mixing about 454 grams of brass (about 100 mesh or finer) per gallon of acetone in a commercial blender at high speed for about 10 minutes or until a gold color appears at the surface of the acetone when the blender is stopped;
mixing carbon nanotube material comprises mixing about one gram of multi-walled carbon nanotube material per gallon of acetone at high speed for about 5 minutes;
mixing iron pyrite comprises mixing about 33.5 grams of iron pyrite per gallon of acetone, the iron pyrite having an average grain size of about 0.125 inch for a minimum of about 3 minutes at high speed; and
mixing copper comprises mixing about 517 grams of copper per gallon of acetone, the copper having a mesh size of about 35 mesh or finer for about 8 minutes until a slurry begins to form on the surface after the blender is turned off.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising storing the strained solid material.