Polyaniline/CeO2 nanocomposites as corrosion inhibitors for improving the corrosive performance of epoxy coating on carbon steel in 3.5% NaCl solution

• Published in: Progress in organic coatings Vol. 139; p. 105430
• Main Authors: Lei, Yanhua, Qiu, Zhichao, Tan, Ning, Du, Hailiang, Li, Dongdong, Liu, Jingrong, Liu, Tao, Zhang, Weiguo, Chang, Xueting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.02.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Aniline; Carbon steel; Carbon steels; Carbon-epoxy composites; CeO2; Cerium oxides; Corrosion; Corrosion inhibitors; Corrosion prevention; Corrosion resistance; Electron microscopes; Electron microscopy; Epoxy coatings; Fourier transforms; Infrared analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; LEIS; Microscopy; Nanocomposites; Polyaniline; Polyanilines; Protective coatings; Self-healing; Sodium chloride; X ray powder diffraction; LEIS; CeO2; Self-healing; Corrosion; Polyaniline

•∼6 nm CeO2 particles were uniformly dispersed into PANI matrix.•LEIS and salt spray tests were performed to evaluate the corrosion performance of coatings.•PANI/CeO2 in epoxy coating exhibits a synergetic effect of diffusion barrier and self-healing behaviors. Polyaniline/cerium dioxide (PANI/CeO2)...