Corrosion-resistant polymer coatings

Corrosion-resistant polymer coatings containing rare earth compounds... 

Ceriirm-based eCoat and praseodymimn-based epoxy corrosion resistant polymer coatings will be rrsed to provide example systems of rare earth-based systems that are able to meet the requirements of advanced corrosion coatings for industrial use. 

Uses Thermoset used in chem. processing industry, pulp and paper mills, corrosive-resist, applies., coatings, chemically-resist./fiber-reinforced piping/tanks food-contact crosslinked polyester resins Manuf./Distrib. Alpha/Owens-Coming Ashland Chemcentral Cook Composites Polymers Dow Eastech ISP Monomer-Polymer Dajac Labs... 

The process of electrodeposition has been developed to provide uniform, highly adhesive, corrosion-resistant primer coats, particularly for the automotive industry. (The ultimate solution to the corrosion problem is simply to replace metal with plastic, as is done for many applications.) In the most common form of the process, polymers that contain carboxylic acid functionalities are produced. These polymers are then solubilized in an aqueous medium by partial neutralization with a base to give macroanions (P represents a polymer backbone) the macroanions are beheved to exist as micelles. 

It is claimed that the cured materials may be used continuously in air up to 300°C and in oxygen-free environments to 400°C. The materials are of interest as heat- and corrosion-resistant coatings, for example in geothermal wells, high-temperature sodium and lithium batteries and high-temperature polymer- and metal-processing equipment. 

Microelectronic circuits for communications. Controlled permeability films for drug delivery systems. Protein-specific sensors for the monitoring of biochemical processes. Catalysts for the production of fuels and chemicals. Optical coatings for window glass. Electrodes for batteries and fuel cells. Corrosion-resistant coatings for the protection of metals and ceramics. Surface active agents, or surfactants, for use in tertiary oil recovery and the production of polymers, paper, textiles, agricultural chemicals, and cement. 

Epoxy resins are widely used in high-strength adhesives, corrosion-resistant coatings, and corrosion-resistant pipes and tanks. The simplest starting material for these thermoset polymers is made from phenol, acetone (to bisphenol A), and epichlorohydrin. 

Once the plate starts to corrode, many problems appear to affect performance and durability, even serious failure, of fhe fuel cells. For example, fhe interface contact resistance between the corroded metal plates and GDL will increase to reduce the power output. The corrosion products (mainly various cations) will contaminate the catalyst and membrane and affect eir normal functions because the polymer membrane essentially is a strong cation exchanger and the catalyst is susceptible to the ion impurity. Hence, adding a corrosion-resistant coating to the metal plate will almost inevitably assure the performance and long-term durability of a sfack. 

Our electrochemical work differed drastically from the Groseclose work in that polymer coated metal samples were employed. Furthermore, we found that coatings can have corrosion resistance when their rest potentials are either more noble (B210/NVP) or less noble (B210/GBL) than the uncoated substrate. Leidheiser (22,23) examin zinc phosphate pretreated panels with automotive primer after 10 days exposure to the salt spray. The start and finish rest potentials of the samples with good paint performance were consistently more negative than those samples with poor paint performance ... 

The "Mannich" adduct synthesized from the condensation of formaldehyde, 2-(methylamino)ethanol and poly-4-vinylphenol as shown in Structure I, has been evaluated as a function of molecular weight versus corrosion resistance as measured by salt spray and humidity tests on Bonderite 1000, an iron phosphate conversion coating. The molecular weight of the polymer was varied from approximately = 2,900 to 60,000. The corrosion resistance results were essentially equivalent over the molecular weight range evaluated. 

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