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Title:

Smart Coatings of Conducting Polymers for Corrosion Protection

Value Proposition:

Smart coatings of conducting polymers used for preventing corrosion of iron under hostile environmental conditions.

Summary Application:

Smart coatings of conducting polymers find wide application in Railway bridges, Sea-link Bridges, Ship Hulls, Undersea oil pipeline, TV & Microwave Transmission Towers.

Advantages:
  • Conjugated polymers which have Smart action and have self healing ability: pin hole / scratch
  • Site passivation
  • Environmental  friendly/based  on  green  technology  (free  from  heavy  metal  ions  and  hazardouschromates)
  • Long service life
  • Economic feasibility
  • Additional antistatic property      
     
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory[CSIR-NPL]
:  director[at]nplindia[dot]org
:91-11-45609201
:https://www.nplindia.in
Industrial Applications: Applications/Use [Materials] Polymers [Materials]
Patent(s): IN348657