Polypyrrole Functionalized Graphene Oxide Accelerated Zinc Phosphate Coating Under Low-Temperature

 

Qingsong Zhu1,2

Jingguang Liu3

Xin Wang1,4

Yuxiang Huang2

Ying Ren2

Weiqiang Song2

Chenzhong Mu5

Xianhu Liu1,*Email

Fengchun Wei2,**Email 

Chuntai Liu1,***Email

1 The Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China

2 College of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

3 Jier Machine-Tool Group Co., LTD, Jinan, 250000, China

4 Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Martensstr. 7, Erlangen, 91058, Germany

5 State Key Laboratory of Special Functional Waterproof Materials, Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100123, China

 

Abstract

Zinc phosphate coating, as an effective and fast anticorrosion technique for the metals, have been developed rapidly in recent years. However, it is still challenge to synthesize a low energy, environmentally friendly and efficient accelerator through a simple, facile method. Herein, as a new accelerator, polypyrrole functionalized graphene oxide (GO-PPy) nanocomposites were prepared by in-situ process to grow polypyrrole (PPy) film on graphene oxide (GO) surface, Incorporation of GO-PPy into phosphate baths accelerated the phosphating process of phosphate coating and promoted the nucleation and growth of phosphate crystals, achieving stronger corrosion resistance, which were confirmed by electrochemical measures and morphologies characteristic of the phosphate coating. Additionally, when the concentration of GO-PPy in the phosphate baths reached up 1.2 g/L, the phosphate coating possessed the most compact and uniform phosphate crystals and the best corrosion protection performance. Finally, the special mechanism of the phosphate process was discussed. This work introduces a new, low-energy, facile, environmentally friendly and alternative accelerator for the preparation of phosphate coatings.