Issue 11, 2017

High performance anti-corrosive epoxy–titania hybrid nanocomposite coatings

Abstract

Mechanical stability, surface hydrophobicity, and thermal stability of anticorrosive polymeric coatings play a significant role in technological and industrial fields. In view of this, the present study demonstrates the design of transparent organic–inorganic hybrid nanocomposite coatings with improved mechanical strength and barrier properties. Herein, a suspension was formulated containing in situ grown titania (–O–Ti–O–) from titanium isopropoxide (TIP), diglycidyl ethers of bisphenol-A (DGEBA), and polyamide (PA). TIP simultaneously acts as a condensation agent, bridging agent (–O–Ti–O), as well as an inorganic surface modifier to epoxy resin and increases the water contact angle due to topographical improvement via optimum cross-linked surface density. The surface, morphological, thermal, and electrochemical techniques highlight broader application areas for these hybrid polymeric materials. The lowest Icorr value of 2.5211 × 10−10 for DGE–TiO2–PA hybrid coatings compared to those of DGE–PA (2.1029 × 10−7), CS (8.9131 × 10−5), and other reported coating systems in saline (3.5 and 5 weight% NaCl) environments projects DGE–TiO2–PA as a potential anticorrosive coating material.

Graphical abstract: High performance anti-corrosive epoxy–titania hybrid nanocomposite coatings

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Dec 2016
Accepted
24 Apr 2017
First published
26 Apr 2017

New J. Chem., 2017,41, 4599-4610

High performance anti-corrosive epoxy–titania hybrid nanocomposite coatings

A. Ghosal and S. Ahmad, New J. Chem., 2017, 41, 4599 DOI: 10.1039/C6NJ03906E

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