Epoxy-matrix polyaniline/p-phenylenediamine-functionalised graphene oxide coatings with dual anti-corrosion and anti-fouling performance.

ABSTRACT: This research work reports on the anti-corrosion and anti-fouling properties of epoxy (E) coatings reinforced with polyaniline (PANI)/p-phenylenediamine-functionalised graphene oxide (PGO) composites. The mass ratio of graphene oxide/p-phenylenediamine in any PGO was assumed to be 1 : 1, but different PANI-PGO composites containing various loadings of PGO were prepared. An ultrasonic-assisted in situ polymerization method was employed to produce PANI-PGO at low temperature (0 °C). Several analytical and microscopical techniques, i.e., Fourier-transfer infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), were used to confirm that PANI-PGO composites were successfully synthesized. The epoxy-based coatings

SUBMITTER: Fazli-Shokouhi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8696046 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature