Comparative study on the electrodeposition and corrosion resistance of polypyrrole doped by phosphotungstate and benzalkonium chloride

Jinqiu Xu, Yanqing Zhang, Yongming Tang, Hui Cang, Wenheng Jing

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Abstract

Polypyrrole (PPy) coating and PPy composite coatings were successfully electrodeposited on mild steel in the electrolytes of oxalic acid in the absence and presence of dopants using cyclic voltammetry. Two types of doping ions were employed: phosphotungstate (PW12O403-) and benzalkonium chloride (BAC). Corrosion-resistant performances of the coatings in 0.1 M HCl showed that PPy composite coatings in the presence of phosphotungstic acid and BAC exhibit more effective protection for iron in comparison with PPy formed in 0.3 M oxalic acid, and corrosion resistance of PPy-BAC is better than PPy-PW12 even though PPy-PW12 shows nobler open-circuit potential for a longer period of time than PPy-BAC. Impedance measurements show that, after immersion of 12 h in 0.1 M HCl, the polarization resistances of PPy-PW12 and PPy-BAC coatings reach 1860 and 3110 ω cm2, respectively, compared to 640 ω cm2 of PPy deposited from 0.3 M oxalic acid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18473-18480
Number of pages8
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume53
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Dec 2014

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