Electrochemical Study of a Hybrid Polymethyl Methacrylate Coating using SiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles toward the Mitigation of the Corrosion in Marine Environments

The demand for hydrophobic polymer-based protective coatings to impart high corrosion resistance has increased recently. The increase of the hydrophobicity in a hybrid coating is a new challenge, for that reason and in order to protect a metallic surface of oxidant agents, a poly (methyl methacrylat...

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Main Authors: José Maya-Cornejo, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Gómez, Gustavo A. Molina, Juan Galindo-de-la-Rosa, Janet Ledesma-García, Ángel R. Hernández-Martínez, Rodrigo Esparza, Ramiro Pérez, Miriam Estévez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/19/3216
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Summary:The demand for hydrophobic polymer-based protective coatings to impart high corrosion resistance has increased recently. The increase of the hydrophobicity in a hybrid coating is a new challenge, for that reason and in order to protect a metallic surface of oxidant agents, a poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) coating with the addition of a different amount of silicon dioxide (SiO<sub>2</sub>) was developed. The hybrid coating was applied on a sample of stainless steel AISI 304 by the dip-coating method. The characterization of the coatings was determined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and with a scanning electrochemical microscopy. The best coatings were PMMA and PMMA + SiO<sub>2</sub> 0.01% that exhibits a real impedance in the Nyquist diagram of 760 and 427,800 M&#937;&#8901;cm<sup>2</sup>, respectively, and the modulus of the real impedance in the Bode diagram present values of 2.2 &#215; 10<sup>8</sup> and 3.3 &#215; 10<sup>8</sup> &#937;&#8901;cm<sup>2</sup>. Moreover, the phase angle presents constant values around 75&#176; to 85&#176; and 85&#176; for the PMMA and PMMA + SiO<sub>2</sub> 0.01%, respectively. Moreover, the values of the real resistance for the PMMA + SiO<sub>2</sub> 0.01% coating present values in the order of Mega-ohms despite the coating exhibits an artificial defect in their surface. The contact angle test showed that the hydrophobicity of the hybrid PMMA + SiO<sub>2</sub> 0.01% coating is higher than that of the pure PMMA coatings. The hybrid PMMA + SiO<sub>2</sub> coatings developed in this work are a very interesting and promising area of study in order to develop efficient products to protect metallic surfaces from corrosion phenomenon.
ISSN:1996-1944