The use of polyindole for mild steel protection

Tuken T., Dudukcu M., Yazici B., Erbil M.

PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS, cilt.50, sa.4, ss.273-282, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2004.03.004
  • Dergi Adı: PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.273-282
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Synthesis of polyindole was achieved on mild steel electrode previously coated with a very thin polypyrrole layer (PPy). Cyclic voltammetry technique was used for both syntheses; oxalic acid solution was used for synthesis of primer PPy coating and polyindole film (PI) was obtained from LiClO4 containing acetonitrile medium. The corrosion performance of this PPy/PI coating was investigated properly in 3.5% NaCl solution by using anodic polarization and open circuit potential (E-ocp)-time curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). This coating exhibited excellent barrier efficiency for a long time (about 190 h) and it was also able to provide a certain anodic protection. After 240 h of immersion time in corrosive test solution, the protection efficiency value was determined to be 98.9%. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.