Abstract
Superamphiphobic and electroactive composite coating on aluminum substrate was successfully fabricated by integrating epoxy, polyaniline (PANI), fluorinated ethylene propylene, carbon nanotubes and SiO2 nanoparticles into a two-layer coating configuration with nano/micro hierarchical surface structure. The composite coating demonstrates strong adhesion, excellent wear resistance and durable anti-wettability. The electrochemical tests demonstrated significantly enhanced anticorrosion performance by surface barrier effect of the superamphiphobic coating and redox catalytic capability of embedded electroactive PANI. The design principle of the multi-functional coatings will definitely benefit the advancement of durable anti-corrosive coatings and the achieved superior properties will promise a wider engineering applications in petroleum related industries.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-46 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Polymer |
Volume | 85 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 24 Feb 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anti-corrosion coating
- Polymer nanocomposites
- Superamphiphobic property