Reinforced anticorrosion performance of waterborne epoxy coating with eco-friendly L-cysteine modified Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets



Li, Sihao, Huang, Haowei, Chen, Fan, He, Xiaoling, Ma, Yanqi, Zhang, Li, Sheng, Xinxin, Chen, Ying, Shchukina, Elena ORCID: 0000-0002-1844-9266 and Shchukin, Dmitry ORCID: 0000-0002-2936-804X
(2021) Reinforced anticorrosion performance of waterborne epoxy coating with eco-friendly L-cysteine modified Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets. PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS, 161. p. 106478.

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Abstract

In this study, MXene (Ti3C2Tx) nanosheets were modified by an amino acid (L-Cysteine) to fabricate functionalized MXene (fMX) hybrid material. Results derived from FTIR, XRD, EDS and XPS confirm that L-Cysteine has succeeded in covalently functionalizing MXene's surface. Later, fMX was introduced into the waterborne epoxy (WEP) coating as fillers, and its anti-corrosion performance was studied through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization tests. After being immersed in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution for 30 days, fMX/WEP still maintains a higher impedance modulus at lowest frequency (1.21 × 109 Ω·cm2) and a lower corrosion rate (7.95 × 10−6 mpy) compared to blank WEP. It is resulted from the well dispersion of fMX nanosheets in WEP matrix as well as the enhanced barrier properties offered by fMX. Our research provides a promising strategy for green modified MXene to improve the corrosion resistance of the coating.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Corrosion resistant, Functionalization, L-cysteine, Ti3C2Tx MXene, Waterborne epoxy coating
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2022 07:48
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 20:45
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2021.106478
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3163225