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- Title
Water‐Mediated Epoxy/Surface Adhesion: Understanding the Interphase Region.
- Authors
Wand, Charlie R.; Gibbon, Simon; Visser, Peter; Siperstein, Flor R.
- Abstract
Epoxy resins coatings are commonly found in corrosion protection coatings but the presence of water can affect their adhesion to the substrate, often weakening the adhesion of the coating to the solid, reducing its efficiency. Nevertheless, small amounts of water can enhance the epoxy/substrate interactions. In this work, the interphase region of an epoxy precursor and metal oxide substrates is investigated using molecular simulations and it is found that water accumulates between the epoxy layer and the solid substrate. At high water concentrations (9 wt %) the interaction between the epoxy precursor and the solid surface is weakened regardless of the nature of the solid, but at low water concentrations the nature of the solid surface becomes important. For hematite, the presence of water decreases the strength of adhesion but for goethite the presence of a small amount of water (3 wt %) enhances the adhesion to the surface resulting in a densification at the interface.
- Subjects
EPOXY coatings; GOETHITE; EPOXY resins; METALLIC oxides; MOLECULAR dynamics; HEMATITE
- Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2022, Vol 28, Issue 68, p1
- ISSN
0947-6539
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/chem.202202483