Corrosion protection of steels: a brief review on conductive polymers

• Main Authors: Abdolahi, Abdolahi, Hamzah, Esah, Ibrahim, Zaharah, Hashim, Shahrir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29068/1/EsahHamzahZaharah2012_CorrosionProtectionofSteels.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29068/; http://www.cheme.utm.my/mpj/images/MPJVOL712012/mpj%207%20march%202012%20-%20esa.pdf

The conventional anticorrosive coatings which are based on heavy metals such as chromium, zinc and copper are toxic to the environment. There has been a need to find suitable replacement coatings to be environmentally friendly and effective to inhibit corrosion of steels. Conductive polymers have ac...