Test method for anticorrosion protection

Researchers at Universitat Jaume I of Castelló (UJI), Spain, have patented a new test method that determines the anticorrosion protection that an organic coating offers in much less time than other conventional methods. This new system cuts anticorrosion experiments with paints from 20 days to 24 hours. This is a significant advance as it helps to cut losses due to corrosion which lead to an estimated worldwide loss of capital of some 300,000 million EUR each year. Thanks to the drastic reduction from days to hours, the paint formulation system obtains the end product much earlier as the technique allows many tests to be done in a short time.