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Evaluation of a rapid and long-effective pickling method for iron rust removal on metallic surfaces using carboxylic acid-based polymers

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This paper reports an alternative pickling method for rust removal on metallic surfaces using poly(acrylic acid) and poly(acrylic acid-co-itaconic acid). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), thermogravimetry (TGA), static light scattering (SLS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed to determine polymer and copolymers formation, thermal properties, molecular weights, and the morphological analysis of polymers, respectively. Through an experimental design, polymers’ response was determined in terms of the synthesis parameters. It was observed that both the initiator and the monomers’ molar ratio significantly affect the value of the polymers’ molecular weight. In contrast, for the rust removal, only the initiator had influence. The rust removal process was carried out by the carboxylic acid groups’ adhesion properties, which interacted with the oxidized plates’ polar hydroxyl groups. This method provides an effective and environmentally friendly way to rust removal on metallic surfaces compared with traditional.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Eng. Fernando Rodríguez Juárez and B.S. Chem. Claudia Hernández Galván for the SEM and XRD analyzes, respectively, at the Institute of Metallurgy-UASLP. Many thanks to Chem. Daniel Ruiz Plaza and the National Laboratory for Characterization of Physicochemical Properties and Molecular Structure UG-UAA-CONACyT for the facilities granted during the NMR analysis. A. Camacho-Ramírez wishes to thank Prof. Gabriela Palestino for the scholarship awarded through the project DSA/103.5/15/11048 supported by the Functional Materials Network–PRODEP. A special acknowledgment to Q.F.B. Elena Monreal García for the fruitful scientific discussions we had at the beginning of this study and for her honest friendship.

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Guerra-Contreras, A., Camacho-Ramírez, A., Olvera-Sosa, M. et al. Evaluation of a rapid and long-effective pickling method for iron rust removal on metallic surfaces using carboxylic acid-based polymers. J Polym Res 28, 104 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02461-w

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