Anti-corrosive coatings
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Virtual conference on protective coatings
On 8 and 9 March the European Coatings WebForum Protective coatings - sustainable solutions for the future will take place. The virtual conference aims to provide a comprehensive market overview and insights...
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Robust and thermally stable hydrophobicity
Researchers report on a robust surface with thermally stable hydrophobicity enabled by electrosprayed fluorinated SiO2 particles.
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Modification of natural gums for application as corrosion inhibitor
Scientists have published a survey of the work done on some gums in their pure and modified form as an efficient corrosion inhibitor.
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Review: Advances in steel surface treatment via green conversion coatings
A new a review study focuses on recent advances in the steel surface treatment via novel/green conversion coatings for anti-corrosion applications.
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Current trends on inorganic-polymer nanocomposite coatings
A recently published review highlights the most important advances in the development and manufacture of advanced hybrid polymer-inorganic layered anticorrosion coatings for marine applications.
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Enhanced anticorrosion performance of zinc rich epoxy coatings
A zinc-rich epoxy coating was modified by stainless steel flakes. The flakes enhanced the barrier property and the cathodic protection ability.
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Robust superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces
A recently conducted study focuses on the facile fabrication of a superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces with enhanced corrosion protection and antifouling properties.
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Epoxy/graphene composites for anticorrosive applications
A recently published review discusses the advances and future outlook in epoxy/graphene composites for anticorrosive applications.
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Review: Nanocomposite organic coatings for corrosion protection of metals
Nanomaterials can improve the barrier properties of organic coatings by reducing porosity and increasing tortuosity. A recent review gives an overview.
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Alternatives to coal tar coatings
Scientists have proposed acetylated lignin as a bio-additive for anticorrosive and UV-blocking epoxy resins. The Lignin improved the protection performance against corrosion of metallic substrates.
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Self-healing polyurethane coatings
Renewable materials were used for the development of microcapsules based self-healing anticorrosive polyurethane coatings. Microcapsules are synthesised from cardanol as a shell monomer and linseed oil...
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Cathodic protection performance of zinc-rich epoxy coatings
Researchers have presented a study on the influence of graphene on the cathodic protection of zinc-rich epoxy coatings is investigated. Graphene with low content prolongs cathodic protection by decreasing...
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Corrosion protection of brown and green patinated bronze
Researchers have developed two fluoropolymer coatings (FA-MS and FA-MS-SH) for the protection of artificial patinas for outdoor application.
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Improving the anticorrosive performance by incorporating biochar
A new study describes the effects of biochar nanoparticles on the anticorrosive performance of zinc-rich epoxy coatings.