Anticorrosion properties of PVP-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles in epoxy resin

Saeideh Ghaffari, Navid Ramezanian, Gholamhosein Zohuri, Mohammad Yazdanbakhsh

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
ramezanian@um.ac.ir

Rc is coating resistance. Rct is charge transfer resistance, was

Introduction
incresing by incresing nanpoarticle amounts (except in 1%)
that confirmed Adhesion of coating to steel substrate (table 1).
Nanocomposites have the ability and the potential to reduce
the permeability of polymer composites against ingress of
corrosive substances. Epoxy has been widely used as a coating Table 1: Extracted data form EIS analyser.
material to protect substrate from corrosion. Epoxy has
n2 P2 (F) Rct (Ω) n1 P1 (F) Rc (Ω) Sample
outstanding process ability, excellent chemical resistance, 0.913 0.0005 1.2×102 0.331 0.0005 50.49 EP
good electrical insulating properties, and strong adhesion. 0.598 1.24×10-5 5.94×103 0.977 2.10×10-8 70.35 EP-CL0.25Fe3O4
0.745 1.01×10-5 6.28×103 0.612 6.91×10-6 65 EP-CL 0.5Fe3O4
Epoxy coatings generally reduce the corrosion of substrate 0.587 1.2×10-4 4.52×102 0.948 1.48×10-7 25.01 EP-CL 1Fe3O4
subject to an electrolyte in two ways. 1) They act as a physical 0.61 1.13×10-5 1.08×104 1 1.96×10-8 97 EP-CL 2Fe3O4
barrier layer to control the ingress of deleterious species.
2) They can serve as a reservoir for corrosion inhibitors to aid It is clear from Fig. 2 that incorporation of nanoparticles,
the surface in resisting attack by aggressive species such as especially at 2 wt%, significantly improved the coating barrier
chloride anions. properties of the polymeric coating. The chemical interaction
between nanoparticle and functional groups on the polymer
Methods matrix may improve barrier properties and ionic resistance.
Thus, network reinforcement might be a significant factor that
Preparation of nanoparticles: Fe3O4 nanoparticles modified by contributes to the enhanced total resistance.
PVP was provide commercial. Then solved in xylene and
ultrasonate for 30 minutes.
Preparation of paint: Epoxy resin was combined with xylene,
buthyl glycole and methyl isobuthyl ketone, then was stired
well.
Preparation of nanocomposite: Modified nanoparticles of
Fe3O4 (0.25%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%) were added to epoxy paint. It is
called clear paint and is pigment free. PVP was employed to
improve the dispersing of nanoparticles in epoxy coatings.
Fe3O4-PVP was dissolved in xylene and ultrasonicate for few
minutes at room temperature following addition to paint and
mix well. Appropriate amount of hardener was also added to Figure 2: Nyquist plot of EP and 0.25%, 0.5%, 1%
mixture of epoxy resin and nanoparticles in the composite. and 2% of nanoparticle in epoxy matrix.
The samples were coated on steel plate with an airbrush and
placed at room temperature to get dried and completed Conclusion
crosslinking between the epoxy resin and its hardener for 7
days. The effect of modified Fe3O4-PVP nanoparticles on the
protective properties of epoxy coating was investigated.
Results and Discussion It was shown that the corrosion protection of the samples of the
nanocomposite coated was significantly higher in the presence
of Fe3O4-PVP in comparison with the blank epoxy coated.
Infrared (FTIR) was confirmed an excellent dispersion
The corrosion resistances of the samples with 0.25%, 0.5% and
(fig. 1).
2% additive, were about 50, 52 and 91 times higher than non
additive epoxy resin respectively. EIS results revealed that 2
wt% incorporation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles considerably
enhanced the corrosion resistance of epoxy coating via
2%
1%
increasing barrier properties, which made water and ion species
Transmitance

0.50%
0.25% hard to transport through coating.
blank

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References
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Figure 1: FTIR spectrum of nanaocomposites.