Journal
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
Volume 72, Issue 3, Pages 443-452Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2011.06.001
Keywords
Methacrylic polymers; Terpolymers; Benzimidazole; Brass; Corrosion; EIS
Funding
- Department of Science and Technology
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In this study the potential of the terpolymer synthesized from poly(maleic anhydride-co-methyl methacrylate) and hydroxymethylbenzimidazole as corrosion protective coating for 60-40 brass was evaluated using dip coating technique. The copolymer, poly(maleic anhydride-co-methyl methacrylate) synthesized using free radical solution polymerization was reacted with different feed ratios of hydroxymethylbenzimidazole (HMBD) to obtain terpolymers containing maleic anhydride, MMA and mono benzimidazolylmethyl ester of maleic acid (MBMEMA) units. Both the copolymer and the terpolymers were characterized using FT-IR,(1)H NMR and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. The thermal stability of the polymers was studied using thennogravimetric analysis (TGA) and the molecular weight of the polymer was analyzed using gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The effect of different concentrations of MBMEMA in the polymer for corrosion protection of brass in 3.5% NaCl solution was investigated using potentio-dynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Effective corrosion protection was obtained when the mole fraction of MBMEMA was 0.24 in the terpolymer. The surface morphology of the polymer coated specimens was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Solution analysis was used to calculate the clezincification factor. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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