Effectiveness of lanthanum triflate activated silica nanoparticles as fillers in silane films for corrosion protection of low carbon steel
By Poovarasi Balan and R.K. Singh Raman and Eng-Seng Chan and M.K. Harun and Varghese Swamy
Published in Progress in Organic Coatings
2016
Abstract
The synergistic effects of lanthanum activated silica nanoparticle fillers in silane films on the corrosion behavior of low carbon steel have been investigated. The silane films were synthesized through hydrolysis and condensation reactions of 3-glycidoxy-propyl-trimethoxy-silane (3-GPTMS) and methyl-triethoxy-silane (MTES) in acid catalyzed condition. A new corrosion inhibitor, lanthanum triflate at 1000 ppm concentration, was used to activate silica nanoparticles before their impregnation into silane sol