Epoxy/Copper Oxide Composite Coating for Marine Application

Synthesis of graphene oxide / polydopamine composite for coating on clay substrate for water treatment

Water purification is a vital and essential thing for human life. The presence of pollutants in water is a major threat to the environment and human health. Various materials have been proposed and used for water treatment in recent years. Recent research has shown the potential of two-dimensional materials such as graphene oxide and its composites for water purification. The goal of this proje...

Co3O4 spinel protection coating for solid oxide fuel cell interconnect application

In the present study, electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method in different electric fields (30 – 300 V / cm) was used to apply Co3O4 spinel coating to SUS 430 as SOFC interconnect. The coated and uncoated specimens were pre-sintered in air at 800 and 900 °C for 3 h followed by cyclic oxidation at 700 and 800 °C for 500 h, respectively. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Scanning Electron Microsc...

Integrity of hybrid steel-to-composite joints for marine application

There are many instances where the use of weight-saving polymer composite material for an entire structure is either too complex, too expensive or unfeasible. In these circumstances the use of a hybrid structure can incorporate the benefits of traditional (e.g. steel ) construction coupled with the advantages of composite materials [e.g. glass-reinforced polymers, glass-reinforced plastic (GRP)...

Mechanical Coating Technique for Composite Films and Composite Photocatalyst Films

SYNTHESIS AND CORROSION PROTECTION BEHAVIOR OF EPOXYTiO2-MICACEOUS IRON OXIDE NANO - COMPOSITE COATING ON St-37

The micro layers micaceous iron oxide and nano-TiO 2 were incorporated into the epoxy resin by mechanical mixing and sonication process. Optical micrographs showed that the number and diameter size of nanoparticle agglomerates were decreased by sonication. The structure and composition of the nanocomposite was determined using transmission electron microscopy which showed the presence of disper...