Graft copolymers Anticorrosive

Material Protection. The graft copolymers of ethylene sulfide on polyethyleneimine can be used as an antifouHng anticorrosion substrate for iron (439). PEIs or their derivatives are also used in electrolysis baths as brighteners in the electrochemical deposition of metals (440,441). 

Polyaniline has been grafted onto the poly(styrenesulfonic acid-co-aminostyrene) backbone using aniline, ammonium persulfate, and hydrochloric acid. The graft copolymer is water soluble and self-doping and can be used in electrical and marine anticorrosive applications. 

Brominated styrene grafted onto PET is capable of acting as a nonvolatile FR for PET fabrics [328]. Polyphosphate esters can be used as flame retardant plasticizers [204], phosphorus containing moieties act as color improvers and thermostabilizers in polyesters [198, 205]. Antistatic properties of copolymers containing moieties with sulfonic acids have been reported [107]. Some polymers, like poly(JV-vinylimidazole) impart anticorrosive and antirusting properties to protective coatings of metals [329]. 

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