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Enhancement of anticorrosion performance of epoxy coatings with exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets and functionalized graphene

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A combination of a series of epoxy coatings filled with octadecylamine (ODA)-modified graphene oxide (mGO) or commercial exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnP) was developed to boost the anticorrosion performances of mild steel substrates in acidic and NaCl aqueous solutions. The xGnP and mGO were applied successfully as fillers for the preparation of layer by layer (LBL) xGnP or mGO/epoxy coatings, respectively, which were coated on the clean steel surfaces to form LBL-assembled layers. The LBL-assembled xGnP or mGO/epoxy coating-coated steel substrates exhibit excellent anticorrosion performances. The corrosion potentials (Ecorr) of xGnP-1/xGnP-2/3 and mGO-1/mGO-2/3 display at − 193 and − 150 mV, respectively, while Ecorr of the bare steel shows at − 871 mV of immersion in the 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The most positive Ecorr values are obtained for xGnP-1/2/3 (− 117 mV) and mGO-1/2/3 (− 66 mV), showing the best anticorrosion performances compared to the bare steel (− 404 mV) in 17 wt% HCl solution.

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This work was financially supported by Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (202300410020) and Key Scientific Research Project of High Education Institutions in Henan Province (24A430032).

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  1. School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang, 473000, China

    Meng Guo, Jia Du & Xueguo Liu

  2. Advanced Materials Institute of BIN Convergence Technology (BK21 Plus Global), Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea

    Nam Hoon Kim & Joong Hee Lee

  3. School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China

    Xuyang Li

  4. Carbon Composite Research Centre, Department of Polymer - Nano Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea

    Joong Hee Lee

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Guo, M., Li, X., Du, J. et al. Enhancement of anticorrosion performance of epoxy coatings with exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets and functionalized graphene. Carbon Lett. 34, 637–645 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-023-00686-x

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