Issue 8, 2019

Synergistic effect of graphene oxide@phosphate-intercalated hydrotalcite for improved anti-corrosion and self-healable protection of waterborne epoxy coating in salt environments

Abstract

Waterborne epoxy coatings (WECs), with significant anti-corrosion and self-healable performance, effectively inhibit the corrosion of the metal surface in salt environments and are highly desirable; however, it is still a challenge to achieve them; herein, we have demonstrated graphene oxide (GO) and phosphate (PO43−)-intercalated hydrotalcite (PIH) formed via electrostatic self-assembly to overcome this problem. The corrosion protective properties were characterized by an electrochemical experiment and a salt spray test. Due to the synergistic effect of the strong barrier performance of GO plus hydrotalcite, good dispersion of PIH enabled by GO, and the formation of a phosphate film at the metal/coating interface owing to sustainable ion-exchange between Cl and PO43−, the GO@PIH-based WECs exhibit superior anti-corrosion ability. By comparison, the failure time of the GO@PIH-based WECs was significantly prolonged to 30 days when compared with that of GO/WECs (15 days) and PIH/WECs (7 days). Interestingly, the GO@PIH/WECs also exhibit self-healing performance when the corrosive ions reach the metal/coating interface; this is attributed to PO43− released from the PIH nanoplates; hence, the failure time of the GO@PIH/WECs is further prolonged.

Graphical abstract: Synergistic effect of graphene oxide@phosphate-intercalated hydrotalcite for improved anti-corrosion and self-healable protection of waterborne epoxy coating in salt environments

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Dec 2018
Accepted
18 Jan 2019
First published
22 Jan 2019

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 2318-2326

Synergistic effect of graphene oxide@phosphate-intercalated hydrotalcite for improved anti-corrosion and self-healable protection of waterborne epoxy coating in salt environments

C. Chen, Y. He, G. Xiao, F. Zhong, H. Li, Y. Wu and J. Chen, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 2318 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC06487C

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