Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and studying its influence on the antimicrobial, anticorrosion and mechanical behavior of polyurethane composite for surface coating

Bibliographic Information
Authors: El Saeed A.M.; El-Fattah M.A.; Azzam A.M.
Journal: Dyes and Pigments
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Publication Date: October 2015
Volume / Issue: Volume 121
Pages: 282–289
ISSN: 1437208
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2015.05.037
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Document Type: Article
Authors and Affiliations
El Saeed A.M., Petroleum Applications Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Cairo, Egypt; El-Fattah M.A., Production Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Cairo, Egypt; Azzam A.M., Environmental Researches Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI), Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were obtained by a direct precipitation method. The TEM photograph demonstrated that the synthesized ZnO NPs were of a pseudo-spherical shape and the average diameter of the particles is 20.0 nm. ZnO polyurethane nanocomposite (ZPN) coating films were fabricated by uniformly dispersing ZnO NPs in varying loading levels 0.1 to 2.0 wt.% in commercial two component polyurethane by ultrasonication. The antimicrobial activity of ZPN coating films was screened against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Corrosion performance, physical and mechanical properties of ZPN coating films was evaluated. The resulting perfect dispersion of ZnO NPs in polyurethane coating was revealed by SEM. The results showed slowdown, the growth of organisms on the ZPN coating surface, and also showed an improvement in the corrosion resistance, mechanical resistance at lower concentration, and this improvement increases with increase ZnO NPs wt.%. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Antimicrobial activity; Corrosion resistance; Mechanical properties; Polyurethane nanocomposite; Surface wettability; ZnO nanoparticles; Bacteria; Coatings; Corrosion; Dispersions; Metal nanoparticles; Microorganisms; Nanocomposite films; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Polyurethanes; Precipitation (chemical); Synthesis (chemical); Anti-microbial activity; Direct precipitation methods; Gram-positive bacterium; Physical and mechanical properties; Polyurethane nanocomposites; Zinc oxide nanoparticles; Zinc oxide
Citation Information
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