Resumen de Formulation of anticorrosive paints employing conducting polymers
Mireia Martí Barroso
The intention and purpose of the present thesis is to prepare a series of protective coatings using some conducting polymers (CPs) as corrosion inhibitors. The use of organic paints is the most common method for corrosion prevention. Anticorrosive coatings form a class of high-performance systems with a very wide range of applications and being classified in two broad groups: heavy-duty coatings, for high performance, and light-duty coatings, for medium performance. The first class being required for highly aggressive medium, like oil platforms, bridges, chemical industry plants, containers, shipping, and others; the late being employed mainly for outside industrial environments, urban environments, houses, offices, and others. This thesis consists of an overview and a compendium of the following work stages and results: 1. Preparation of nanostructured CPs for corrosion inhibition: Study of the ability of poly(N-methylpyrrole) to form nanostructures and the performance of such nanostructures when act as anticorrosive additive of organic coatings. 2. Partial replacement of metallic zinc dust usually employed in heavy duty protective coatings, by a small concentration of CPs: Study of the use of a small amount of polyaniline emeraldine salt as a partial substitute of metallic zinc dust in marine epoxy primers in order to maintain corrosion inhibition. 3. Evaluation of an environmentally friendly anticorrosive pigment for alkyd priming: Study of the substitution of a high concentration of zinc phosphate, commonly employed in light-duty coatings, by a very low concentration of polyaniline emeraldine base (undoped form), polyaniline emeraldine salt (doped form) and an eco-friendly polythiophene derivative (partially oxidized) in an alkyd coatings and the study of their protective performance using accelerated corrosion assays. 4. Preparation of a novel epoxy coating, based on DMSO as green solvent and free of zinc anticorrosive pigment, and its application on carbon steel protection: Formulation and evaluation of a novel anticorrosive epoxy coating based on DMSO solvent and free of zinc, using polyaniline emeraldine base and poly[2,2’-(3-methylacetate)thiophene] as anticorrosive pigments. All the results derived from the present thesis have been accepted or have been sent for publication in international journals and also reported in some international congresses, as we point below: 1. M. Martí, G. Fabregat, F. Estrany, C. Alemán, E. Armelin, “Nanostructured conducting polymer for dopamine detection”, J.Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 10652-10660. 2. E. Armelin, M. Martí, F. Liesa, J.I. Iribarren, C. Alemán, “Partial replacement of metallic zinc dust in heavy duty protective coatings by conducting polymer”, Prog. Org. Coat., 2010, 69, 26-30. 3. M. Martí, G. Fabregat, D.S. Azambuja, C. Alemán, E. Armelin, “Evaluation of an environmentally friendly anticorrosive pigment for alkyd primer”, Prog. Org. Coat., 2012, 73, 321–329. 4. M. Martí, L. Molina, C. Alemán, E. Armelin, “Replacement of toxic solvents and anticorrosive pigments used in solvent-borne epoxy coatings by safer functional organic compounds”, submitted for publication in Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2013. 5. M. Martí, E. Armelin, J. Iribarren, C. Alemán. Soluble polythiophenes as anticorrosive additives for marine epoxy paints”, submitted for publication in Materials and Corrosion, 2013. 6. G. Fabregat, M. Martí, F. Estrany, C. Alemán, E. Armelin, “Nanostructured Poly(N-Methylpyrrole) and Its Application in Dopamine Detection”, E-MRS 2010 Spring Meeting. 2010, Strasbourg, France. 7. E. Armelin, M. Martí, F. Estrany, C. Alemán, “Environmentally friendly anticorrosive additive to replace zinc and its compounds in alkyd and epoxy primers”, 12th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering: shaping the future of chemical engineering. 2011, Barcelona, Spain
