Electrochemical investigations of the corrosion resistance of a hybrid sol-gel film containing green corrosion inhibitor-encapsulated nanocontainers

In the present study, the effect of Nettle loaded nanocontainers (Nettle-NCs) on the active corrosion inhibition properties of a silane bi-layer coating was studied. In addition, the synergistic inhibition between the Nettle-NCs and zinc acetate (ZA) was studied. Results obtained from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) test demonstrated the effective synergistic corrosion inhibition of mild steel by silane coating containing Nettle-NCs and ZA. The active performance of Nettle-NCs/Silane bi-layer coatings on the MS panels was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and salt spray tests. (C) 2017 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.