CORROSION PROTECTION PERFORMANCE OF LOW CARBON STEEL BY USING POLY (O-ANISIDINE) COATINGS AT DIFFERENT PH CONDITION
Published: 2008
Author(s) Name: M. G. Wankhede and P. P. Patil
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Abstract
The possibility of using the electrochemically synthesized poly(o-anisidine) (POA) coatings on low carbon steel
(LCS) for corrosion protection purposes was examined under different pH condition. The POA coatings were
synthesized from an aqueous solution of oxalic acid under cyclic voltammetry. The extent of the corrosion
protection offered by these coatings to LCS in aqueous 3% NaCl was examined by potentiodynamic polarization
technique. The potentiodynamic polarization measurements demonstrate that the POA acts as a protective layer
on LCS against corrosion in chloride solution. The porosity in the coating was estimated by using the
potentiodynamic polarization data and it is observed that the porosity depends on the pH condition used for the
synthesis of the POA coatings. The protection of low carbon steel against corrosion in 3% NaCl by the POA
coatings can be achieved more effectively when the synthesis was carried out in electropolymerization solution
of pH 7.0. This study shows that a POA coating can be considered as a potential coating material to protect LCS
against corrosion in a chloride environment
Keywords: Corrosion protective coatings, Conducting polymer coatings, Poly(o-anisidine) coatings,
Electrochemical polymerization, Cyclic voltammetry
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