Effectiveness of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Functionalized with Benzoyl Chloride in pH-Responsive Anticorrosion Polymer Coatings

Smart polymer coatings embedding stimuli-responsive corrosion inhibitor nanocarriers are commonly exploited, in the literature, for the development of high-performance active coatings. In this work, high-surface-area amino-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN-NH2) were developed with a one-step synthesis process and then functionalized with benzoyl chloride (MSN-BC) through a reaction with amino groups. MSN-BC are able to release benzoic acid (BA) in acid and alkaline conditions as a result of the hydrolysis of the pH-sensitive amide bond. MSN-BC were embedded in polymer coatings to exploit the pH-dependent release of corrosion-inhibiting BA. After an in-depth characterization of the developed functional nanoparticles and of their pH-dependent release kinetics of BA, MSN-BC were embedded in an acrylic matrix, realizing coatings for the corrosion protection of aluminum AA2024 alloys. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of the nanoparticles’ porous structure for a high loading of the anticorrosive active agent BA and the long-lasting efficiency of the coating for the corrosion protection of aluminum alloys, as validated by morphological and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements. EIS experiments were carried out with up to 21 days of exposure to a corrosive environment, revealing the potentialities of the acrylic coatings embedding MSN-BC for the protection of aluminum alloys.

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