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Effectiveness of green coatings as a possible protection barrier against corrosion

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The increasing attention towards chitosan, a versatile polymer known for its eco-friendly nature origin, non-bio accumulative characteristics, biodegradability, and low or non-toxicity, has sparked significant interest in recent years due to its corrosion-resistant properties. This study pursues to assess the efficacy of chitosan derivatives of different molecular weights as protective green corrosion barriers. Two different molecular weight chitosan variants, high and medium molecular weight (HMW and MMW) were used, both in their pure form and crosslinked with Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), and Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The coatings were prepared using the sol–gel technique. The synthesized chitosan-based green coatings were characterized using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), and contact angle studies. Corrosion resistance protection was evaluated through Weight loss measurements. Contact angles obtained for all samples were 60–80° evidencing the hydrophilic behavior of the coatings. ATR-FTIR coatings spectra presented characteristic peaks of the chitosan functional groups and displayed a relevant correlation between chitosan and the agents crosslinked. The AFM results for roughness (Ra) of the samples before and after the coating process indicated a strong relation between the decrease in the roughness parameter and the enhancement of the barrier protective property. The coating’s weight loss percentages do not show a significant change throughout the experiment, staying within the 0.1–0.9% range. Finally, the results reported here could serve as a reference to synthesizing green coatings for corrosion protection as an alternative to traditional corrosion inhibitors.

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We acknowledge project ITSON PROFAPI-2023-031 and the project CONAHCyT Ciencia de Frontera CF-2023-G-1395, and the first author is grateful to CONACyT (785138).

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    A. A. Aguilar-Ruiz, R. G. Sánchez-Duarte, G. E. Dévora-Isiordia, Y. Villegas-Peralta & J. Álvarez-Sánchez

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All authors participated in the study’s inception and design. AAA-R, RGS-D, and VMO-C were responsible for material preparation, data collection, and analysis. The characterization studies of the samples were carried out by YV-P, GED-I, and JÁ-S, AAA-R initially drafted the manuscript, which was later revised by RGS-D with input from all authors based on earlier versions of the manuscript. The final published version of the manuscript has been reviewed and approved by all authors.

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Aguilar-Ruiz, A.A., Sánchez-Duarte, R.G., Dévora-Isiordia, G.E. et al. Effectiveness of green coatings as a possible protection barrier against corrosion. MRS Advances 9, 193–198 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-023-00728-6

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