Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING-PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
Volume 131, Issue -, Pages 27-33Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2018.06.004
Keywords
Superhydrophobic coatings; Multi-Walled carbon nanotubes; Polyurethane; Wear-Resistance; Conductivity
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- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) [2015AA033903]
- Industrialization Project of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education [16JF003]
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Wear-resistant and conductive superhydrophobic coatings with a nest-like structure were successfully prepared via a facile one-step method. The coatings were fabricated by spraying nanocomposites composed of modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and solvent-based polyurethane (PU), in which MWCNTs created both microscale and nanoscale roughness, while PU served as a binder. It is shown that the MWCNTs content can strongly influence the morphology of the composite coating, which thus displays the different super hydrophobicities. The PU/30% MWCNTs coating with a sheet resistance of 2.4 +/- 0.1 k Omega/sq exhibits super hydrophobicity with a high contact angle of 159.8 degrees +/- 2 degrees and a low droplet sliding angle of less than 3 degrees. The resulting coating shows the excellent wear-resistance, even after 40 abrasion cycles on sandpaper. Due to its advantages of simple fabrication technology and outstanding wear-resistant performance, the coating has potential applications in anti-electromagnetic interference, corrosion protection for metal surfaces and anti-ice materials for cables.
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