Synthesis of organic silane microcapsules for self-healing corrosion resistant polymer coatings

Mingxing Huang, He Zhang, Jinglei Yang*

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Abstract

Hydrolysable organic silane, i.e. 1. H,1. H,2. H,2. H-perfluorooctyl triethoxysilane (POTS), was carefully selected and microencapsulated as healing agent via in situ polymerization in an oil-in-water emulsion. The microcapsule size was adjustable via changing agitation rate for various coating systems. POTS microcapsules were incorporated into epoxy resin and coated on a steel substrate to form a corrosion resistant organic coating. The corrosion test in the salt solution demonstrated the good corrosion resistance of the self-healing coating compared to the control sample. Additional analysis revealed that the corrosion prohibition functionality was realised by an autonomous self-healing mechanism of the encapsulated POTS hydrolysed with water upon scratch.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)561-566
Number of pages6
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume65
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Organic coatings
  • B. Potentiostatic
  • B. SEM
  • C. Rust

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