Greetings to all,
I'm currently in my final phase of my master's degree. I plan to continue my study further in PhD later if no major obstacles rises.
As of now, for my master, I researched about the capability of coating to inhibit corrosion for steels in corrosive environment such as seawater. During this period, I develop a coating formulation as the main focus of study using resin, metal oxide and also plant extract.
However, as I planned to further study in this field, I am not quite sure what I should do next, should I just stick to the formulation I made and continue to enhance it further, should I just change it all and starts formulating from scratch using new materials or should I just made a slight changes and just add more characterization?
If you have any wonderful ideas, please helps guide me. Very much appreciated. :D
Dear Dr. Wan Mohamad Ikhmal,
I personally consider the topic concerning the corrosion protection of a substrate with a coating system (or conversion coating) very interesting and in continuous evolution.
In particular, I would focus attention on:
- the study of corrosion behaviour of new types of steels (eg. duplex ss) in particular corrosive environments (e.g. dissalation plants);
- the development of biocide-free antifouling coating (eg. for ship hull) related to the use of steels in the shipbuilding sector;
- the formulation of surface finishing treatments of traditional steels, in order to improve their anti-corrosive characteristics while maintaining a limited cost.
I remain, of course, at your disposal for any information and / or clarification.
My best regards, Pierluigi Traverso
Thank you very much Dr. Pierluigi Traverso for your answer. I was really waiting for someone to give me ideas on how to proceed. All three of your suggestion, personally, I feels very helpful especially the first and second since I do focus a lot of my project on corrosive environment but usually restricted them to only seawater medium. So, varying the environment is really something to go for I guess.
Thank you very much again Dr. If you have any more excellent ideas, I am really appreciating it and very much interested to hear them all.
Dear Dr. Wan Mohamad Ikhmal, it is a pleasure for me to have been able to provide you with useful suggestions. Feel free to contact me, even on my private e-mail, for any information and / or clarification you need.
Best regards, Pierluigi Traverso.
Hi Wan
There are many variables that one should take into consideration for a new coating formulation,i.e., developing a new chemical compound for the coating. The variables are the followings:
1-Miosture leading to corrosion.
2-Temperature inducing delamination of the coating.
3-Ultra Voilet (UV)radiation causing deterioration of the coating.
and so on,
So, when you develop a new coating, you ought to test the coating against the above variables by using standard methods of ASTM.
In additiont to the above tests, a good coating should last for at least two years in natural environment.
All the above information will help you to improve the formulated coating by optimizing the results of the above tests and the composition of the chemical compound of the coating.
Thank you very much dear Prof. Khaled J. Habib for your great suggestions and input :D
Wan, there are several gaps in corrosion chemistry that require filling. You can synthesize an low cost, easily available inhibitor or develop a simple method of monitoring corrosion.
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