Poonam Singh
a,
Anuj Rana
b,
Niranjan Karak
c,
Indresh Kumar
d,
Sravendra Rana
*a and
Pankaj Kumar
*a
aUniversity of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), School of Engineering, Energy Acres, Bidholi, Dehradun, 248007, India. E-mail: srana@ddn.upes.ac.in; pkumar@ddn.upes.ac.in
bDepartment of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India
cDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam 784028, India
dDepartment of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333 031, India
First published on 27th January 2023
Sustainable development is a critical concern in this fast-paced technological world. Therefore, it is essential to employ renewable resources to move towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). The polyols attained from renewable resources, including lignin, chitosan, vegetable oils, cellulose, etc. and the polymers derived from them have attracted the attention of the majority of researchers, both in academia and industry. The development of bio-based polymers from vegetable oils start emerging with different properties to generate a value-added system. This review will give an impression to readers about how coatings generated from vegetable oils can find a way towards better protective properties against corrosion either by using fillers or by using molecular structure modifications in the system, thus covering a range of vegetable oil-based self-healing polymers and their application in anti-corrosion coatings.
To enhance the durability of polymeric materials, the addition of a self-healing function is highly advantageous.25–27 Self-healing can be generally classified into two main groups: intrinsic and extrinsic self-healing materials. These materials primarily differ in their mechanisms as well as their chemistries. While intrinsic self-healing materials are based on supramolecular hydrogen bonding interactions and reversible reactions.28–32 Extrinsic self-healing materials require the embedding of microcapsules filled with healing agents in a matrix system or vascular networks.33–36 The capsule-based self-healing system (an approach that releases the confined healing agent through the rupture of the microcapsule), and microvascular networks are the two pathways frequently used in the preparation of extrinsic self-healing materials.22,37–45 For the addition of self-healing properties, the presence of phenolic groups is advantageous in order to support the cross-linking, which results in a fast self-damage curation9 therefore, some phenolic biomolecules known for their affinity towards the modification of vegetable oil-based polymers for coating applications. The –OH (hydroxyl group) containing molecules like flavones, tannin, and flavonoids also act as a suitable corrosion inhibitors. Taking Tannin biomolecules for this purpose provides adequate corrosion protection and self-healing abilities. Tannins are one of the components found in natural extracts and organic products.46,47 However, polymeric coatings derived from vegetable oils perform poor chemical and thermal resistance as compared to petroleum-based polymeric coating.48 To enhance the thermal and mechanical properties including preventing the moisture/water penetration, a wide range of nanofillers have been incorporated into the coating matrix.5,13,49–51 Carbonized materials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, and mesoporous carbon structures have been attracted to researchers due to their chemical, thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties, thus, leading towards the enhancement of mechanical, anti-corrosion, antimicrobial properties.10,46,52–56 Carbonaceous hybrid nanostructure materials implanted with different functionalities enhance the self-healing properties. Hydrogen bond donor-acceptor moieties bonded to filler walls show repetitive dynamic repair on damages due to hydrogen bond exchange in the polymeric network via click chemistry30,35,57,58 vegetable oils derived metals containing polymeric coatings are considered to enhance anti-corrosion and anti-fungal properties, whereas aliphatic tri-ester moiety of oils provides hydrophobic nature and inherent flexibility to the coating.59–61 This review will give an impression to readers about how coatings generated from vegetable oils can find a way towards better protective properties against corrosion.
S. no. | Monomers | Resultant polymer | Catalyst/chain extender (conditions) | Polymerization technique/crosslinking | Fillers | Properties | References | ||
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1 | Castor oil (CO) + phthalic anhydride (PA), boric acid (BA) + toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) | Polyester and polyurethane | — | Polyaddition-esterification | Boron filled polyurethane | — | Thermal stability with decomposition at 250 °C-in NaCl (2.5% wt loss). In HCl (5.47% wt loss) | Anti-corrosive properties | 60 |
2 | Glycerol + castor oil+ 1,4- butanediol (BD) + poly(caprolactone) diol (PCL) + calcium oxide+ 2 + 4/2, 6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI) + N,N-dimethylacetamide | Hyperbranched polyurethane | 1,4- butanediol (BD) as chain extender | A2 + B3 approach | — | Tensile strength up to 11 MPa, elongation at break up to 791%, scratch hardness up to 5 kg, thermal stability up to 261 °C | — | 77 | |
3 | Castor oil + 1,4-butanediol (BD) + poly(e-caprolactone) diol + sodium thiosulphate + 2,4/2,6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI) | Polyurethanes | — | In situ polymerisation/Polyurethane | Sulfur containing reduced graphene oxide (SRGO) | 360 W microwave irradiation for 30–60 s providing healing efficiency 99% | Thermal stability up to 421 °C antimicrobial properties against bacteria and fungus, tensile strength-24.3 MPa, tensile modulus-137.74 MPa, elongation-1456 Mpa & toughness-313 MJ m−3 | — | 69 |
4 | Castor oil + 1,4-butanediol (BD) + poly(e-caprolactone) diol + anhydrite ferric chloride + 2,4/2,6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI) | Polyurethane | — | Polyurethane linkage | Iron oxide containing reduced graphene oxide (IO-RGO) | 360 W microwave irradiation for 30–60 s with self-healing efficiency 99% | Tensile strength-28.3 MPa, tensile modulus-37.3 MPa, toughness-121.78 MJ m−3, & elongation-1180% with strong adhesion | — | 70 |
5 | Castor oil + IPDI (iso-phorone diisocyanate) | Polyurethanes, | Stannous octoate (tin 2ethylhexanoate), zirconium 2-(2-(2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethylamino)ethylamino)-ethylphosphonate) | Urethane [–NH–COO–] linkages | — | — | Tensile strength, hydrophobicity, excellent lap shear strength | Anti-corrosion coating, foams, hybrid materials, adhesives | 71 |
6 | Castor oil + 2, 2-bis (hydroxyl methyl propionic acid)+ poly (melamine-co-formaldehyde) isobutylated solution (PMF)+ glycerol | Poly-ester-amide | — | A2 + B3 polycondensation reaction | TiO2 nanoparticle | — | Hydrophobic (contact angle 89° to 107°), improves the scratch hardness from 8 to 12.0 kg, thermal stability 452 °C | Anti-corrosive inhibition with Ecorr = −0.192 V, Icorr = 9.89 × 10−7 A cm−2, corrosion rate = 0.00016mpy, phase angle = 77° &Rpore = 3.7 × 106 ohm | 72 |
7 | Castor oil + iso-phorone diisocyanate (IPDI) + di-methylol propionic acid (DMBA) + methyl ethyl ketone(MET) | Water borne polyurethane | Dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL), TEA to neutralize the COOH groups in the polymer | Urethane linkage | Sodium lignosulfonate nanoparticles | — | Excellent UV absorption, hydrophobic with contact angle 81.88°, thermal stability up to 400 °C, tensile strength increases from 10.40 MPa to 14.97 MPa, young modulus 72.58–203.54 MPa & elongation 117.38–71.02% | — | 68 |
8 | Castor seed oil + polymeric 4,4′-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (PMPI) + trimethyl propanone (TMP) + 4-methyl pentan-2-one | Polyurethane | /Amide cross-linking | Carbon nano-materials from eucalyptus globulus leaves | — | Thermal stability up to 399 °C, contact angle- enhances from 71.6° to 87.5°, tensile strength-34 MPa. Elongation-11% | Corrosion inhibition on mild steel, Ecorr – 12.4 mV, Icorr − 4.4 × 10−4 A cm−2, Rp − 7.02 × 104 K ohm cm2 & Rcorr − 5.1 × 10−6mpy | 10 | |
9 | Epoxidized sesame oil + castor oil + peracetic acid + diglycidyl-ether bisphenol(DGEBA) + azo-bis (isobutyronitrile)(AIBN) | Epoxy-acrylate | Triphenylphosphine (TPP) as catalyst, hydroquinone (HQ) as inhibitor | Cured at 120 °C −140 °C | — | — | Thermal stability up to 428 °C, good adhesion with lap shear strength-6.39 MPa & T-peel strength 5.78N/25 mm | — | 78 |
10 | Castor oil monoglyceride + phthalic anhydride (PA) + maleic anhydride + succinic acid and propylene glycol | Polyester | Initiator-methyl ethyl ketone peroxide. Accelerator- cobalt octoate catalyst- gamma-alumina and formic acid | Two-stage poly-esterification, using dean and Stark type condensation/alkyd chain cross-linking | — | — | Highly thermal stable up to 525 °C | — | 79 |
11 | Castor oil + tolulene 2,4-diisocyanate(TDI) + 12-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid & diethanol amine(DEA) | Polyurethane | Diethyl ether + dimethyl ketone | Esterification | — | — | Scratch hardness-80 kg, impact resistance −200 lb per inch | Corrosion inhibition efficiency 94.02% & 90.1% in acid and alkaline medium | 73 |
12 | Crambe oil + castor oil + trimethyl propane + phthalic anhydride(PA) + butylated hydroxyl toluene(BHT) + lithium hydroxide + n-butyl acetate + hemamethylene diidocyante(HDI) | Polyurethanes | Stannous octoate as catalyst | Transesterification | Tannin modification | — | Phase angle = 85°, average thickness of coating-616micro meter | Corrosion inhibition with impedance magnitude from 1.0×1011 ohm cm2 to 4.1 × 1010 ohm cm2 | 46 |
13 | Monomers discussed-10-hydroxy-9-methoxyoctadecanoyl azide/9-hydroxy-10-methoxyoctadecanoyl azide (HMODAz), methyl-N-11-hydroxy9-cis-heptadecen carbamate (MHHDC), and 12-hydroxy-9-cisoctadecenoyl azide (HODEAz) | Polyurethane, polyester, polyamides, epoxy | N-methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) and DBTDL, enzymatic catalyst. For polyamide-ruthenium-alkylidene catalyst | Transesterification. For polyester ring opening polymerisation./Urethane linkages, targeted polyester, polyamide, polyurethane, amide linkage. Polycondensation | Montmorillonite, bioactive fillers, CO-based PU/cellulose (CNCs) nanocomposites. CNT, graphene, carbon black, and nanocellulose | Shape-memory thermoplastic pus | Hygroscopic nature, antibacterial activity, tensile strength, hardness, mechanical strength and elastic elongation. Contact angle = 89–107° | Anti-corrosive properties | 9 |
14 | Fatty amides of castor oil + pyromellitic dianhydride + alkyd resin + diisocyanates [isophorone diisocyanates (IPDI) + methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)], and 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) propanoic acid | Alkyd resin | Sodium methoxide as catalyst, di-butylene dilaurate (DBTDL) | Amide linkage | Carbon nano fillers | — | Impact resistance = 74.3 lb per inch & 94.5 lb per inch, scratch resistance 05 & 1.5 kg thermal stability up to 356 °C & 370 °C (IPDI & MDI respectively) | Anti-corrosion efficiency 99.6% & 99% on mild steel and wood panels | 74 |
15 | L-lysine ethyl ester diisocyanate(LDI), penta-methylate diisocyante(PDI) + hexa-methylene diisocyante + castor oil + 1,3,5-trioxane | Polyurethanes | Silicon based or clay/catalyst -tri-n-butylphosphene, chain extender-1,3-propane diol | One-pot synthesis, LDI- two-step esterification method cross-linking density −1.4 MPa | Silicon based clay | Self-curing behaviour | Visco-elastic behaviour, thermally stable up to 290 °C | — | 67 |
16 | Castor oil+ 4,4′-disulfanediyldiphenol (DTDP) + (2-(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-4-yl) methanethiol(SBN) + polyols and 2,2′-disulfanediyldianiline (DTDA) or 4,4′-disulfanediyldianiline (para DTDA) | Polyurethane | Dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL)/78 °C | Dynamic disulfide bonds | 2,2′-disulfanediyldianiline(DTDA) | Good shape memory and covalent adaptable networks with Rf over 100% | Tensile strength = 38.4 MPa, elongation break- 446%, toughness-33.4 MJ m−3, young's modulus-628.3 MPa, contact angle-74.6°–86.3°. After reprocessibility = elongation-190%, tensile strength-15.1 MPa | — | 25 |
17 | Polymeric 4,4-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate + 4-methyl-2-pentanone + glycerol + Epichlorohydrin(ECH) + polyepichloro-hydrine PECH-triol | Polyurethanes | PMDI, MIBK | Polycondensation | — | — | Tensile strength = 16.3 MPa, elongation-78% toughness-589 MJ m−3. Antimicrobial properties on escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococcus aureus, bacillus subtilis, aspergillusniger, yeast and thermal stability up to 470 °C | Anti-corrosive properties with Ecorr = −93.3 mV, Icorr = 2.2 × 103 micro A cm−2, Rp = −2.5 × 10−5 mm per year | 80 |
18 | Castor oil + 2,2-bis-(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid (DMPA) + P-toluene-sulfonic acid(P-TSA) + mono-hydroxyl-terminated poly(dimethyl-siloxane) PDMSOH | Polyurethane | Hexamethylene diisocyanate trimer (HDIT) as curing agent, dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) as catalyst | Transesterification/urethane linkage | PDMS-OH | Self-cleaning ability | Hydrophobicity with contact angle = 103.8° | — | 75 |
19 | Castor oil + dibutyltin dilaurate(DBTDL) + isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) + triethylamine (Et3N) + dimethylolbutanoic acid (DMBA) + 2aminophenyl disulphide | Water borne polyurethane | — | Di-sulfide linkage | Ti3AlC2 | Self-healable at 60 °C and electromagnetic shielding 99.9% | Tensile strength = 15.74 MPa, elongation = 28.35%, young's modulus = 611.35 MPa, toughness = 4.09 to 19.42 MPa | — | 76 |
20 | Epoxidized castor oil + Vanillin + furfuryl amine + paraformaldehyde | Benzoxazine resin/epoxy | 180 °C for 2 h, bio-based benzoxazine resin | Crosslinking network | Graphene nano particles (GNP) | Shape memory efficiency = 99% in 19 s, shape fixing efficiency 92% | Thermal stability up to 307 °C, Tg = 84 °C, strong modulus at100 °C, high vis-NIR absorption | — | 81 |
To enhance coating properties, filler incorporation is highly advantageous.68 Deewan and coworkers studied the effects of incorporating boron-based nanofillers in polyester and polyurethane matrix during synthesis.60 The reaction involves esterification of hydroxyl group of castor oil (BCPE) followed by polyaddition between BCPE and Toluene,2,4-diisocyanate (TDI). The coating results in highly effective anti-corrosion properties with no weight loss in the basic medium for 50 hours, whereas a loss in weight was observed in the acidic medium. Good thermal stability (∼220 °C) and physio-chemical properties were observed for boron-polyurethane-based coatings. To understand the significance of castor oil-based shape memory PUs, Karak and coworkers discussed the advantages of using sulfur containing reduced graphene oxide based coatings (SRGO).69 The presence of functional groups on the graphene surface gives better dispersion properties in polymeric matrix than to pristine graphene nanosheet. In addition, poly(ε-caprolactone)-diol (PCL) and SRGO were mixed to get the final hyperbranched PU/SRGO (HPU/SRGO) hybrid. Due to the strong interaction between pre-polymer and functionalised GO, improvement in thermal stability and mechanical properties was observed. The presence of PCL helped to achieve excellent shape recovery and shape-healing properties (due to crystalline character) under sunlight and microwave. In addition, authors have studied microwave radiation-promoted SH composites.70 The microwave radiation oscillates dipoles, thus helpful in transferring the energy into the polymer matrix. This absorbed energy is beneficial to raise the matrix temperature above Tg and consequently facilitates the repairing of reported coatings. The synthesis mechanism and exclaimed properties of nanocomposite are substantiated in schematic diagram in [Fig. 1B and C].
Fig. 1 (A) Pictorial representation of synthesis of Nanocomposite HPU-IO-RGO. (B) Representation of nanocomposite showing shape-memory behaviour under MW stimulus. (C) possible depiction for healing mechanism of nano-composite. This figure has been adapted from ref. 70 with permission from Royal Society Of Chemistry, copyright 2015. |
Hyperbranched polyurethane iron oxide reduced graphene oxide (HPU-IO-RUO) nano-composites were prepared using different compositions of nanohybrids [Fig. 1A]. The healing efficiency of coating was judged by cutting scratching the surface and calculating the recovery in tensile strength.
Urethane linkages can be obtained via reacting isocyanates and alcohols catalysed by tertiary amines (with low steric hindrance to facilitate the reaction), or Pb, Sn based catalysts, e.g. N,N-dimethyl cyclohexylamine or stannous octoate.71 Reacting pre-urethanes along with another polymeric matrix results in the formation of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) possessing impressive thermal stability. By controlling the composition of isocyanates and polyols, the matrix demonstrated adhesive properties and is beneficial for vast applications including coatings. Shahidul and coworkers have reported the TiO2 dispersed hyperbranched poly-(ester amide)(HBPEA) nanocomposites derived from castor oil using A2 + B3 approach.72 In this process, firstly, N,N-bis(2-hydroxy ethyl) castor amide (HECA) was synthesized by reacting diethanol amine and sodium methoxide at 110 °C and the addition of castor oil was performed dropwise, which was further used for the synthesis of hyperbranched poly (ester-amide). The reported composite was found to have hydrophobic properties (due to the hydrophobic surface of TiO2 increasing cross-linking density) with contact angle in the range of 89° to 107°, and thermal stability of 452 °C.
Moving further, eucalyptus leaves were used to synthesize the carbonized nanoparticles as bio-resourced nano-fillers.10 These carbonised nanoparticles were obtained by burning the leaves in atmospheric oxygen and treating them with piranha solution, which leads to delignified carbon nanoparticles. Further, biobased hybrid polyurethane was synthesized by reacting polymeric 4,4′-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, carbonized nano particles (CNM-COOH) and 4-methyle pentene-2-one along with castor oil. The study found that with increasing the percentage of CNM doping, cross-linking power of urethane and thermal stability (399 °C) was enhanced. The corrosion resistance of the composite coating was improved with Ecorr = 12.4 mV, Icorr = 4.4 × 10−4 A cm−2, Rp = 7.02 × 104 K ohm cm2 and Rcorr = 5.1 × 10−6 ohm on mild steel.
Kashif and coworkers investigated corrosion inhibition behaviour of castor oil-derived polyurethane, synthesised by reaction of the castor oil with diethanol-amine and sodium methoxide followed by the addition of toluene2,4-diisocyanate(TDI).73 The reported polymer matrix possesses high hardness due to TDI (because of aromatic moiety), impact resistance 200 lb per inch, and corrosion inhibition efficiency of 94% & 90% in acidic and alkaline environments, respectively. In another study, it was observed that castor oil-derived alkyd resin has a good affinity towards corrosion inhibition.74
In order to strengthen the anti-corrosion and hydrophobic properties; lotus leaves inspired self-cleaning coatings is highly advantageous. Wei and coworkers has developed anti-smudge bio-based polymeric coatings ncorporated with poly(dimethyl-siloxane) (PDMS)).75 Hyperbranched polyol was synthesised by a transesterification reaction between CO, 2,2-bis (hydroxymethyl)propionic acid (DMPA) and p-toluene-sulfonic acid (P-TSA) under nitrogen environment [Fig. 2A(a)]. PDMS-OH was applied to the coating surface to provide the low surface tension and change in contact angle [Fig. 2B]. A study found that it inhibits the deposition of dirt on the surface, and no trace of liquid was left behind. The reported coating was found to repel water, inks, and other organic solvents; thus, it can be used for anti-graffiti and anti-fingerprint purposes [Fig. 2A(b)]. Mechanical and excellent adhesive properties were observed with considerable flexibility and transparent, robust qualities in the coating.
Fig. 2 (A) (a) Schematic illustration of synthesis of the Castor Oil-generated hyper branched C20. (b) Diagrammatic demonstration of bio-based ant smudge coating fabrication using HDIT and PDMS-OH (B) (a) comparative graphical study of contact angles on water and hexadecane, (b) graphical representation of pencil hardness and sliding angles of the CPU-0, CPU-0.5, CPU-1, CPU-2, and CPU-3 coatings of water and hexadecane. (d) Optical transmittance and (c) comparative surface energy of the different coatings respectively. This figure has been adapted from ref. 75 with permission from American Chemical Society, copyright 2021. |
Recently, there has been a high demand for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials. Jingu Lu and coworkers worked on castor oil-based polyurethanes coating films with properties like self-healing and EMI shielding.76 Castor oil was treated with Iso-phorone diisocyanate (IPDI) to synthesize the water-borne polyurethane network. Afterwards, titanium carbide was grafter on the polymer moiety in different proportions along with 2-aminophenyl disulfide (AD). The film prepared was mechanically robust due to presence of H-bonding. Though ADWPU polymeric film synthesised is very effective against electromagnetic waves, after adding Ti3AlC2 about 99.9% of waves were found to be blocked either by reflecting, scattering or absorbing the radiations.
S. No. | Monomers | Resultant polymer | Catalyst/chain extender (conditions) | Polymerization technique/crosslinking | Fillers | Properties | References | ||
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Self-healing | Mechanical properties | Anti-corrosion | |||||||
1 | Epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) + citric acid(CA) + hydrogen tetra-chloroaurate(III) + sodium citrate tribasic dihydrate+ | Epoxy resin | Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as stabilising agent | Transesterification | Gold nanoparticles | Self-healing efficiency 100% | Excellent tensile strength 98 Kpa, stress relaxation at 160 °C, with stand load of 100 g (0.98N) | — | 24 |
2 | Castor oil + soybean oil + 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenol(DMPA) + 2-mercaptoethol + TDI | Polyurethane | DMPA as photo initiator, dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) as catalyst. 1,4-Butene-diol as chain extender | Photoinduced thiol–ene reactions/urethane linkage thio–ene click reaction | — | — | Tensile strength-13.07 MPa, elongation break- 610% modulus-3.8 MPa, thermal stability up to 450 °C | — | 89 |
3 | Bisphenol F-type epoxy resin + acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) + 2,4,6-tris(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol + 2,2,3,4,4,4-hexafluorobutyl acrylate | Acrylated epoxy | Methyl-nadic anhydride(MNA) and m-xylene diamine(MXDA) as hardner | Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) polymerization | Bio-filler from coconut waste | — | Fire resistance, tensile strength-89 MPa + elongation break- 0.64–0.8% and thermal stability up to 260 °C | — | 82 |
3 | 2-Mercaptoethanol + 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone (DMPA) + heptadecafluorodecyl methacrylate(FMA), Poly(ethylene glycol)methyl ether methacrylate(EOMA), 2,2′(ethylenedioxy)diethanethiol | Polyurethanes | Dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) as catalyst | Photoinduced thiol–ene reactions, UV irradiation-365 nm, polyaddition reaction | Silane based coating, fluorine and (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxy silane (MTS) for silane MSO cross-linking | — | Thermal stability up to 390 °C, contact angle-82.6°, cross-cut adhesion at 82.6° | Corrosion efficiency 86.21%, Ecorr = −490.30 mV, Icorr = 1.032 × 10−7A cm−2, Rp = 5.67 × 104 K ohm cm2, corrosion rate = 1.53 × 10−4 mm per year | 83 |
4 | Epoxy soybean oil + phosphorus oxychloride + vanillin + triethylamine + ethyl acetate + diethylenetriamine + toluene + sodium methoxide | Polyimine | — | Aminolysis and ring–opening reactions, covalent benzaldehyde–amine interactions, exchange between the imine bonds and H-bonds | Multi walled-CNT, trivanillinyl phosphate(TVP) | Self-healing properties with efficiency 93.2% | Tensile strength-25.50 MPa, relaxation time-1796 s at 60 °C, bending strength of 25.51 ± 0.27 MPa, ultra-high stretchability, adhesive, conductive, Tg = 75 °C | — | 84 |
5 | AESO + tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate + anhydrous magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) + potassium hydroxide + sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) | Different polymer | Monomethyl ether hydroquinone- INHIBITOR, + 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) as catalyst | Radical polymerization/MVA as the cross-linking agent | — | — | Higher cross-linking density degree, thermal stability up to 455 °C, flexural strength around-2000 MPa | — | 90 |
6 | (3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane + epoxidized soybean oil(ESO) + 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane(MPTMS) + 4,4′-methylenebis(phenylisocyante)(MDI) | Polyurethanes | Epoxy ring opening reaction with alkoxy silanes | ZnCl2 as initiator, phenyl phosphonic dichloride(PPPC) | — | — | Flame retardancy with LOI value by 26.3%, thermal stability up to 455 °C, burning time up to 30 s to 8 s | — | 91 |
7 | Epoxidized soybean oil + N,N-dimethylacetamide(DNAc) + 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine(DMAP) | Polyhydroxyurethane | Tetrabutylammonium iodide(TBAI) as catalyst | Reversible cyclic carbonate aminolysis and trans-carbampylation exchange reactions, thiol-epoxy click chemistry | — | Excellent re-processibility at 110 °C for 40 min | Tensile strength- 0.92 MPa, young's modulus-1.34 MPa, elongation %-233%, gel content-96% | — | 92 |
8 | Organo- solve lignin + soybean oil polymer-azide + methacrylic anhydride + epoxidized methacrylated monomer + sodium azide + azobisiso butyronitril(AIBN) | Thermoset elastomers | Thermal Azide−Alkyne cycloaddition click chemistry | 4-dimethylaminopyridine(DMAP) as catalyst | Modified lignin | — | Well defined network, excellent elasticity 96−100% after the first cycle, tensile stress-2.12 MPa, tensile strain 134%, strain recovery 96–100% | — | 50 |
9 | High oleic soybean oil (HOSO)+ soybean methacrylate monomer(SBMA) | Elastomer latex | Free radical polymerisation | Alumina as initiator, ammonium persulfate (APS) as catalyst | — | Auto oxidative cross-linking | Strain break-359%, young's modulus = 5.4 MPa, stress break-9.7 MPa | High performance coating | 7 |
10 | Methacrylated lauric acid(MLA)+ methacrylated oleic acid(MOA) + acylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO)+ glycidyl methacrylate(GMA)+ lauric acid (LA)+ oleic acid(OA)+ | AESO monomer | Catalyst = 2-methylimidazole BPO as initiator | Step growth polymerization and/or oxypolymerization, free radical polymerization | — | Self-healing at 150 °C for 5.5 h | Thermal stability up to 460 °C, tensile strength-3.8 MPa, toughness-0.56 MPa, young's modulus-44.4 MPa, contact angle-80° | — | 93 |
11 | Epoxidized soybean oil + 4,4-diaminodiphenyl methane (DDM | Epoxy | 4, 4′-Diaminodiphenyldisulfide (APD) as curing agent | di-sulfide exchange reaction | — | Self-healing at 120° | Thermal stability of arounds 370 °C, re-processibility, elongation break-215%, break stress- 3.49 MPa | — | 85 |
12 | Glycerol + soybean oil + lead mono-oxide + phthalic anhydride + maleic anhydride | Polyester resins | PbO as catalyst | Ester interchange reaction | — | — | Morphological and physicochemical properties | — | 86 |
13 | Acrylated epoxidized SO + glycidyl methacrylate (GMA)+ styrene + oleic acid + lauric acid+ | Acrylate epoxy | (2-methylimidazole)-catalyst + benzoyl peroxide(BPO)-initiator + Sn(oct)2 as transesterification catalyst | Radical polymerization, transesterification reaction | Self-healing properties | Stress relaxation-22% | — | 87 | |
14 | Soybean oil + glycidyl methacrylate (GMA)+ hydroquinone monomethyl ether (MEHQ)+ acrylic acid (AA)+ triphenyl phosphine oxide (TPP)+ glycerol + phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) | Acrylate epoxy | MW irradiation | Ring–opening reaction, 2,2′azobis(2-methyl-N-2-hydroxyethyl)propionamide as photo initiator | Methacrylate gelatine (GelMA) | — | Self-stratifying coating, hydrophobic properties, contact angle up to 83.89° | — | 88 |
15 | Soyabean oil + poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)+ sodium dodecylsulfate(SDS) | Acrylate epoxy resin | Benzyl dimethyl amine(BDMA) as catalyst | — | Dual microcapsules with diameter 7.8–169.7 mm | Self-healing properties | Thermal stability up to 420 °C | — | 94 |
Generally, imine-based polymers show good mechanical properties and irretrievability, where due to lower in bond energies and easy dissociation, H- bonds provide efficient self-healing properties. Initially, epoxidized soybean oil was treated with trivanillinyl-phosphate (TVP), which was further used to prepare the multilayer-CNT (MWCNT) composites. With the increase in TVP concentration H-bonding abundancy increases while stable imine bonds go down, which results an increase in cross-linking, thus enhances the rigidity of polymer. With the elevation in temperature multi-exchange of network come in existence to achieve self-healing and re-processibility. With a low TVP concentration polymer show rubbery character above Tg, however, a further increase in TVP concentration Tg increase from 40 °C to 75 °C.84
Vitrimeric polymers can be synthesised from the epoxidized oil in the absence of the catalyst. Liu and coworkers developed catalyst-free epoxy based vitrimeric network using soybean oil and 4,4'dithiodiphenylamine(APD) as curing agents [Fig. 3A]. The polymer composite shows excellent tensile strength, reprocesibility bonding strength and super high stretch-ability [Fig. 3B].85 Kamal and coworkers produce three different types of novel polyester resins by reacting mono-glyceride (from soybean oil) with phthalic and maleic anhydride. The monoglyceride was obtained by glycerolysis of oil via reversible ester interchange reaction.86 Yuan and coworkers have reported the synthesis of lignin and soybean oil-based azide-functionalized sustainable elastomers via controlled thermal azide−alkyne cycloaddition (TAAC) [Fig. 4a and c] along with the flexibility and appreciable mechanical strength prepared elastomer exhibit excellent elasticity with Tg less than 5 °C [Fig. 4b and d]50. Alongside this, a catalyst-free bio-based vitrimer from soybean oil was done by Guillermina and coworkers. The thermal and mechanical behaviour of the material was found to be controlled by the content of the precursor used.87
Fig. 3 (A) (a) synthesis of ESOV by curing ESO with APD and (b) topological rearrangement of ESOV network via disulfide exchange reaction (B) (a)recycled sample of ESOV-28 through cutting and compression molding, (b) stress–strain curves shown and (c) FT-IR spectra of ESOV-28 after each cycle of cutting and compression molding, and (d) recovery ratios of tensile strength and elongation at break of samples after reprocessing for four times. This figure has been adapted from ref. 85 with permission from Elsevier, copyright 2020. |
Fig. 4 (a) Structural representation of soybean derived Methacrylate Monomers SBMA and ESBMA. (b) (A) Graphical illustration of tensile stress−strain curves of PA30-L10. (B) Elastic recovery with the number of cycles for the PA30-L10. (C) Micro structure model at the stretched and relaxed state of samples. (c) Schematic representation of synthesis of alkyne-functionalized lignin (Lignin-Alkyne) (d) (A) FT-IR spectra of polymers P30, PA30 and DSC curves of copolymers derived from soybean oil (A) and (B) respectively. This figure has been adapted from ref. 50 with permission from American Chemical Society, copyright 2019. |
Despite limited application due to water resistance, methacrylate gelatine can be used in bio-coating to improve moisture resistance. Being able to perform photo-crosslinking reactions and be prepared from renewable resources, methacrylate gelatine is found to enhance hydrophobicity and mechanical properties. Single layer application is reported to be very useful and spontaneously stratifying into layers, whereas multilayer application is quite complex, expensive and energy consuming. Self-stratification is blending incompatible polymers to form a collective multilayer structure. Sahar and coworkers reported that to enhance the mechanical properties and breathability, this self-stratifying light curable AESO-based coating material could be formulated.88
S. No. | Monomers | Resultant polymer | Catalyst/chain extender (conditions) | Polymerization technique/crosslinking | Fillers | Properties | References | ||
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1 | Linseed oil + poly (styrene co-maleic anhydride) (SMA)+ ethylene glycol monomethyl ether + sodium methoxide + ethylene diamine-tetra acetic acid | Polyester-amide | Ethylene-diaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) | Cured at ambient environment | — | — | Thermal stability up to 150°, stretching hardness up to 3.7%, impact resistance-150 lb per inch, Tg-120 °C | Anti-corrosion in 5% NaOH and HCl up tp 10 days | 95 |
2 | Linseed + diethanolamine (DEA)+ xylene + L-glutamic acid | Poly-ester-amide resins | — | Esterification | N-phthaloyl-glutamic acid(NPGA) ring | — | Impact resistance up to 1.4 kg m−1, excellent stretching of 1 kg, and flexibility | Anti-corrosion coating with acidic and alkaline resistance | 96 |
3 | Linseed oil+ 3-isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane (IPTES)+ dimethyltin dineodecanoate + tetrahydro furan (THF) | Alkyd resin | 3-Isocyanatopropyl-triethoxysilane (IPTES) | Sol–gel reaction | Organo-silane as nano-filler | — | Thermal stability-330 °C, Tg = 90–125 °C, contact angle = 97°, 2Θ = 20° | Anti-corrosion on CS with Ecorr = −0.289 V, Icorr = 4.41 × 10−10 A cm−2, Rp = 1.05 × 108 ohm (acid)& 1.94 × 105 ohm(alkaline), corrosion rate-5.12 × 10−6 mpy | 97 |
4 | Linseed oil + melamine-formaldehyde (MF) + 3-iso-cynato-propyl tri-ethoxy silane (IPTES)+ phthalic acid | Water-borne alkyd resin | dibutyltin di laurate (DBTDL)+ p-toluene-sulfonic acid (PTSA) used as catalyst | Si-0-Si linkage | 3-iso-Cynato-propyl tri-ethoxy silane (IPTES) | — | Adhesive properties, thermal stability, impact resistance, scratch hardness, 2θ = 20° | Anti-corrosion coating on carbon steel | 98 |
5 | Linseed oil + adipic acid + glycerol + CuSO4+ sodium hydroxide + ascorbic acid + manganese actuate + cobalt octoate + lead octoate | Hyperbranched alkyd resin | Dibutyltin oxide as catalyst | Polycondensation reaction | Cu2O nano-cubes as nano-filler | — | Thermal stability up to-325 °C, contact angle-120°, pull off test 26 MPa, impact resistance = 18 joule | Anti-corrosion inhibition on carbon steel with 500 hour spray resistance test in NaOH & HCl | 79 |
6 | Linseed oil+ 4-methoxypheno + triethylamine + para-toluene sulfonic acid + sodium hydroxide + itaconic acid | Epoxidized alkyd resin | Amberlite | Esterification | 3-Amino propyl-tri-methoxy-silane (APTMS) | — | Thermal stability = 246 °C, Tg = 39–46 °C, stretch hardness-2250 g, scrub test>200 and static heat resistance-157 °C | Anti-corrosion properties with polarisation resistance = 0.089Ω, Ecorr = 1131 mV, corrosion rate = 0.29917 mmpy, corrosion inhibition-94.02% | 99 |
7 | Linseed oil + polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)+ sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)+ diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A | Epoxy resin | 3-Aminopropyl-trimethoxy silane (APS) as coupling agent | Sol–gel technique | Microcapsules filled with linseed oil | Self-healing properties | Tensile strength = 1.75 MPa, young's modulud-1515.4 MPa, elongation break-5.6%,stress break = 65.3 MPa | Anti-corrosion properties with corrosion resistance up to 7.94 × 105 ohm cm2 | 101 |
8 | Linseed oil + NaNO3 + resorcinol + polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) | Epoxy resin | NaNO3 used as corrosion inhibitor, linseed oil as healing agent | — | Talc nano-particles and urea-formaldehyde micro-capsules, sodium nitrate-NaNO3 | Self-healing efficiency 99.9% | Thermal stability up to 350 °C, phase angle = −85 to-90° | Anti-corrosion properties with Rp = 0.01 mΩ, corrosion efficiency-99.5% | 102 |
9 | Linseed oil + tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide (TBAB)+ diethylenetriamine (DETA) | Polyurethane | — | Epoxidation and carbonation | — | — | Contact angle = 75°, thermal stability-394 °C, pull off adhesion-5.1 MPa, direct impact = 80 in.lb | Anti-corrosion with impedence modulus = 1.85 × 106 Ω cm2 | 104 |
10 | Linseed oil + di-hemiacetal-ester (1,10-dibutoxyethyl-sebacate)+ N,N-dimethyl-acrylamide + dopamine hydrochloride | Acrylated-epoxidised resin | (3,4-Dihydroxyphenetyl) acrylamide as adhesion promoter | Copolymerization | 1,10-Dibutoxyethyl-sebacate (DBES) | Self-healing properties | High hydrophobicity, Tg = −61 °C, thermal stability-200 °C | Anti-corrosion properties, barrier properties with Rf = −1.9 × 107 Ω cm2, Rpore = 1.3 × 105 Ω cm2 | 103 |
11 | Linseed oil + aq poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)+ sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS)+ cardanol + methylene di phenyl diisocyanate(MDI)+ diethanolamine | Polyurethane | Resorcinol as cross linker, DBTDL as a catalyst | Condensation polymerisation | Microcapsules with 87% release core | Self-healing | Hydrophobic nature with contact angle-98.3°, cross cut adhesion = 100%, gloss% = 85%, thermal stability-230 °C | Anti-corrosion propertieswith corrosion inhibition efficiency = 86.92% | 63 |
Fig. 5 (A) Schematic diagram representing IPTES functionalization of MF. (B) Nyquist plot representation of WLA network in 3.5 wt% HCl (a) in 3.5 wt% NaOH (b) medium (C) digital illustration of the WLA coatings as torturous path for corrosive ions to reach metal substrate cured with MF/IPTES. This figure has been adapted from ref. 98 with permission from Elsevier, copyright 2018. |
In another approach, Mohamed and coworkers introduced Cu2O nano-cube based filler into alkyd resin to achieve high thermal stability (∼324 °C) along with better mechanical and corrosion inhibition properties.79 The hyper-branched poly-alkyd resin was synthesized by adopting A2 + B3 approach, where glycerol and adipic acid were reacted in the presence of dibutyltin oxide (catalyst). The prepared materials were and further treated with linseed oil fatty acid and P-TSA as catalyst under poly-condensation reaction. The resultant resin incorporated with Cu2O nanoparticles was used for coatings, where coating possess excellent corrosion inhibition abilities, significant mechanical features as well as stability against chemicals. For further advancement of the study in vegetable oil-based alkyd resin Deepak M. Patil and coworkers synthesised epoxidized alkyd resin from linseed oil using itaconic acid for the application as anti-corrosion coating.99 It was a two-step process, where linseed oil was converted into mono-glyceride via an esterification process. Furthermore, the unsaturated binds present in the alkyd moity were converted into oxirane and later to epoxidized alkyd resin. The resultant polymer was modified by using 3-amino propyl-trimethoxy-silane (APTMS) to obtain a coating with good mechanical and adhesive properties. It is due to its ability to form H-bonding with the metal surface. The coating was able to create a good barrier against acid alkaline medium and corrosion and showed increased thermal stability up to 247 °C and high cross-linking density.
Regarding microcapsule-based matrix, incompatibility of microcapsules with polymeric metric results in poor mechanical properties of the coating.100 To address these issues, Mirabedini and coworkers have modified the microcapsules with 3-aminopropyltrimethoxy silane coupling agent to improve the surface interaction.101 Microcapsules generated from polyurea-formaldehyde filled with linseed oil were found to exhibit self-healing properties. The reported polymeric matrix shows improved tensile strength and anti-corrosion properties. To create a coating with enhanced anti-corrosion and self-healing properties, Sehrish and coworkers made an attempt to incorporate of talc nanoparticles (TNP) and urea-formaldehyde micro (UFM) capsules[Fig. 6A].102 Talc falls into the category of mineral clay having corrosion inhibitor properties, composed of magnesium silicate [Fig. 6B]. The authors observed that composite exhibit excellent thermal stability and self-healing properties. When any damage occurs on the coating surface, it makes microcapsule breaks due to mechanical stress and linseed oil releases[Fig. 6C]. Linseed oil works as a healing agent as it starts to cross-link when it interacts with air and forms a protective film with 99% healing efficiency. In combination with NaNO3, this film inhibits corrosion from spreading on the substrate surface with a corrosion inhibition efficiency 99%. Likewise, to extend the lifetime of the oil-based polymeric coatings. David and coworkers used acrylated epoxidized linseed oil as the base matrix.103 Linseed oil was converted into acrylated epoxidized linseed oil and copolymerised with dihemiacetal ester (1,10-dibutoxyethyl sebacate (DBES)) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenetyl acrylamide(DHPA) for adding desired cross-linking property to the polymeric matrix. The corrosion protection by the coating on the surface was found to be appreciable, as DBES addition to the matrix results in an increase in hydrophobic property and high thermal stability, however, it does not lead the matrix towards barrier properties. Though interesting barrier properties were observed in absence of DB.
Fig. 6 (A) FE-SEM and EDS analysis, of (a and d) as-received TNPs, (b and e) TNPs loaded with NaNO3 and (c and f) encapsulated UFMCs (B) schematic representation demonstrating the self-healing and corrosion inhibition mechanism of the developed polymeric nanocomposite coating (C) FE-SEM analysis of the polymeric nanocomposite coatings containing 3 wt% loaded TNPs at different intervals of time (0, 24, 48, 96 h). This figure has been adapted from ref. 70 with permission from Elsevier, copyright 2021. |
S. No. | Monomers | Resultant polymer | Catalyst/chain extender (conditions) | Polymerization technique/crosslinking | Fillers | Properties | References | ||
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1 | Neem oil + diethanolamine + poly-amido-amine (PAMAM) + methylene diphenyl diisocyanate(MDI) + toluene 2,4-ddisocyanates | Polyurethane | PbO as a catalyst | Amidation | Polyurea microcapsules filled with linseed oil | Self-healing with 4% microcapsules | Thermal stability up to 221 °C,cross cut adhesion-98, impact resistance50.90 lb per inch | Anti-corrosion coating | 105 |
2 | Mesua ferrea L. seeds + 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI)+ glycerol and poly(e-caprolactone) diol (PCL) + N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) | Hyper-branched polyurethane (HBPU) | Standard glycerolysis procedure | MWCNTs (diameter 10–20 nm and length 20 lm) | Shape recovery to the extent of 98.5%, shape fixity up to 92.2% | Melting temperature increased from 47 to 56 °C, non-toxicity at the cellular level and biodegradability, thermal stability up to 243 °C | — | 111 | |
2 | Palm oil + phthalic anhydride (PA) + formaldehyde + lithium hydroxide(LiOH) | Epoxy resin | — | Polycondensation | Microscapsules filled with palm oil-based alkyd | Healing properties | Flexural strength-48 MPa, thermal stability-258 °C | — | 112 |
3 | Olive oil extract + urethane Pre-polymer + epoxy vinyl Ester + PDES + dimethyl aniline (DMA) | Epoxy and polyurethane | DBTL as catalyst, benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as initiator, chlorobenzene as stabilizer | — | Ethanol extracted olive leaf | Self-healing properties | Phase angle-80° | Anti-corrosion with Ecorr = −721 mV, Icorr = 9 μA cm2, inhibition efficiency = 90.2% | 113 |
4 | Corn oil + isosorbide + iso-phorone di-iso-cyanate | poly(urethane-ether-amide) | Sulfuric acid + DBTDL | — | Fumed silica nanoparticles | — | Scratch resistance = 150lb/inch, bending ability = 1/8 inch, cross hatch test = 98%, gloss-72, thermal stability = 275 °C | Anti-corrosion properties on mild steelimpedence modulus-6.6 × 105 Ω,inhibition efficiency = 99.7% | 106 |
5 | Jatropha oil + tri-methyl-ol-propane tri-acrylate(TMPTA)+ triethanolamine | Epoxy acrylate resin | 1,4-Methoxyphenol and triethylamine as catalyst | — | Zinc oxide nano particles | — | Hydrophobic nature, barrier properties, scratch resistance = 0.7 kg, pendulum hardness-34.9%, gel hardness-93.4% | Anti-corrosion properties on mild steel | 108 |
6 | Tung oil + ammonium chloride + sodium chloride + poly-(ethylene-alt-maleic-anhydride)(EMA)+ Resorcinol + sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) | Alkyd resin | Zinc phosphate as corrosion inhibitor | — | Microcapsules | Self-healing property | 60 days shelf life | Anti-corrosion properties with Rf-844 KΩ, Rs = 178 mΩ, warburg impedence-0133 m Ω | 109 |
7 | Corn oil + isophorone diisocynate (IPDI)+ malonic acid + diethanolamine | poly(urethane-malonic-ester-amide) | — | Esterification, amidation | Carbon nano tubes | — | Hydrophobic with contact angle-110°, scratch hardness-2.7 kg, thermal stability- 322 °C, cross hatch-100%,impact resistance-150ln/inch | Anti-corrosion properties with corrosion potential = −0.593 V, Ecorr = 1.166 × 10−6 mV, corrosion rate-1.35 × 10−2 mmpy | 107 |
8 | Tung oil + polyvinyl alcohol + resorcinol + ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) + hydrochloric acid (HCl) | Epoxy resin | — | — | Microcapsules | Self-healing properties | Thermal strength up tp 200 °C, adhesion strength-3.4 MPa, | Anti-corrosion protection with Rc-0.7 × 109 Ω cm2. Corrosion resistance-106 Ω cm2 | 110 |
To add on to green composite materials with improved properties, Manawwer and coworkers studied corn oil-based organic coating using isosorbide.106 Corn fatty amide reacted with isosorbide in the presence of sulfuric acid as catalyst to get poly(isosorbide-ether-amide) (PIEtA), which was further converted into PUIEtA/fused silica nanocomposite. Prepared silica based nanocomposite manifests excellent anticorrosion properties and barrier against chemicals with the notable thermal stability of 275 °C and increased adhesion up to 98%, impact resistance with corrosion inhibition efficiency 99%. In addition, authors have investigated corn oil-based poly(urethane-malonic-ester-amide) network to improve the properties of the matrix by incorporating multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as filler.107 N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) corn oil fatty amide (HECA) was reacted with malonic acid in toluene to obtain malonic polyester-amide(MPEA) followed by the preparation of poly(urethane-malonic-ester-amide) using iso-phorone diisocyanate (IPDI) which finally get incorporated with MWCNTs. The integration of CNTs in polymeric network increases contact angle (110°) and provides hydrophobic nature to it, making it suitable for anti-corrosion coatings with excellent thermal stability and mechanical performance. Aung and coworkers suggested that ZnO can be used as a nano-filler for corrosion inhibition in polymeric coating.108 To synthesize the epoxy acrylate of jatropha oil (AEJO), epoxidized jatropha oil was made to react with triethylamine, 4-methoxyphenol and acrylic acid, which is further processed to prepare the composite by reacting AEJO with reactive diluent tetra-methyl-ol-propane tri-acrylate (TMPTA) and photo-initiator 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiphenone, followed by the addition of ZnO as nano-filler in different compositions. These nano-hybrid resins possess properties to protect the metal surface from corrosion owing to the hydrophobic nature of ZnO. Incorporating a 5% weight% ZnO loading showed significant enhancement in corrosion resistance and coating performance. Tung oil is being used in polymeric coating industries for its positive impact as filler inside microcapsules. A study by Gonçalves and co-researchers reported that composites prepared from poly(urea-formaldehyde) positively impact corrosion inhibition and self-healing properties.109 Zinc phosphate is being used as a corrosion inhibitor as the hydroxyl group in the base network reacts with zinc phosphate and results in an even more stable zin oxide film, helping to protect the substrate from corrosion.
Along with all the properties of the coating, the thickness of the coating is also essential to study in polymeric coatings. Usually, in self-healing polymeric coatings, large microcapsules facilitate the release of a good amount of healing agents, which results in a thick coating. In comparison, a thin application of the coating is enough to protect the metal surface. Aiming toward the characteristic of diameter, Li and coworkers studied the tung oil microcapsules subsumed in epoxy matrix[Fig. 7A(a)].110 Tung oil-based microcapsules were prepared in situ using formaldehyde for the formation of shell and urea, resorcinol and ammonium chloride [Fig. 7A(c) and (d)]. Self-healing coating embedded with tung oil microcapsules was investigated, and found that a decrease in adhesion of coating was found, but the barrier ability of the coating was good along with self-healing and anti-corrosion properties [Fig. 7B and C].
Fig. 7 (A)(a) SEM image of prepared UF microcapsules, (b) size distribution study of the microcapsules prepared, (c) schematic diagram of core of shell structure, (d) SEM image representing thickness of prepared microcapsule shells (B) (a) schematic pictorial representation of the self-healing mechanism on scratched surface. (b) SEM image of the scratched control epoxy sample coating, (c) SEM image of the healed scratches on self-healing epoxy coated surface. (C) Optical image of AA2024-T3 plates protected from corrosion: AA2024-T3 plate coated with the control epoxy coating (up slides), AA2024-T3 plates coated with the self-healing material coatings (down slide) in salt spray test after 0, 7, 15, 30 days. This figure has been adapted from ref. 110 with permission from Elsevier, copyright 2021. |
As the low thermal stability of the VO based coating network ultimately lead towards the lower shelf life and hence the early degradation of the network, which can be answered by using the various fillers in the form of graphene based nanosheets, metal nanoparticles or metal-legend composites.117,118 On the other hand, vegetable oil based self-healing networks require particular conditions to reprocess and to reflect the characteristic behavior (like high temperature and high pressure), which is not feasible to provide at industrial level.100,119 To address such issues various techniques can be applied in case of advanced materials (e.g. vitrimers), where instead of conventional thermal heating electromagnetic radiation or induced heating can be used to attain the energy, required for the dynamic bond exchange reaction in order to facilitate the self-healing property at different working environment.100,118 To acquire the radiation heating of the system, the chemistry can be obtained with the presence of carbonaceous materials or the molecules with dielectric constant. In consideration of bio-integrated electronic devices, longer healing time of the cracks could result into failure of the device, apparently rapid healing of the network at ambient temperature would be required to avoid the damage.120 Overall, bio-molecules derived coatings can be advantageous when factors like the availability of the biobased additives and their true sustainability are considered. In addition, sometimes designing desirable molecules from petrochemicals is difficult, thus, availability of new bio-molecules/monomers opens the door for researchers to construct novel molecules difficult to be obtained from petrol-chemicals. Along with this, a bio-material design is made from scratch, allowing them to plan material properties in line with their future life cycle from the very beginning, thus, these functional materials could find versatile application by collaboration of chemist and industrial researchers.
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