Journal
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
Volume 58, Issue 4, Pages 316-322Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2007.01.005
Keywords
corrosion; immersion test; conducting polymer; polyaniline; paint; additive
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In this work we examine the ability of the emeraldine base form of polyaniline to impart protection against corrosion when it is used as additive of commercial paints. For this purpose, three paints, which are used as primers in marine environments, were checked: two epoxy coatings that differ in the presence or absence of inorganic anticorrosive pigment (zinc) and one alkyd coating. In a first stage, the theological, structural, thermal and mechanical properties of the three coatings were characterized using viscosity measurements, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyses and stress-strain assays, respectively. Furthermore, we observed that the resulting properties were not altered by the addition of a low concentration of polyaniline (0.3%, w/w). Accelerated corrosion tests were performed to compare the degree of protection of both the modified and unmodified paints. The polyaniline did not affect to the protective properties of the epoxy without inorganic anticorrosive pigment nor the alkyd formulations. In opposition, the polyaniline added to the epoxy paint with inorganic anticorrosive pigment induced the formation of a zinc oxide layer, which promoted the corrosion attack. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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