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|Z| at 0.01 Hz (ohm.cm 2 )<br />

|Z| at 0.01 Hz (ohm.cm 2 )<br />

Coating capacitance (F.cm -2 )<br />

Unpigmented.Ep<br />

SrCr.Ep<br />

5ZnB.Ep<br />

5CeB.Ep<br />

5PrB.Ep<br />

5LaB.Ep<br />

10 -7<br />

10 6<br />

10 -8<br />

10 5<br />

10 7 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700<br />

Immersion time (h)<br />

10 -9<br />

10 -10<br />

10 -6 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700<br />

Immersion time (h)<br />

Unpigmented.Ep<br />

SrCr.Ep<br />

5ZnB.Ep<br />

5CeB.Ep<br />

5LaB.Ep<br />

5PrB.Ep<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

Figure 3.40. (a) Total impedance (b) Capacitances of epoxy coatings pigmented with<br />

exchange bentonites <strong>and</strong> SrCr.Ep st<strong>and</strong>ard, subject to static immersion in 0.5 M NaCl.<br />

The pigment loading levels of Zn bentonite pigment added to the epoxy was increased from 5<br />

wt% to 30 wt% <strong>and</strong> its effect on the coating characteristics were investigated. SrCr.Ep was used<br />

as the positive control <strong>and</strong> unpigmented.Ep was used as the negative control. All the pigmented<br />

bentonite coatings exhibited a two time constant behavior <strong>and</strong> they were fit using the simplified<br />

equivalent circuit. Figure 3.41 shows the variation in the magnitude of total impedance at low<br />

frequency of Zn bentonite coatings relative to the SrCr.Ep st<strong>and</strong>ard. Increasing the pigment<br />

loadings up to 30 wt% from 5 wt% decreased the total impedance by about two orders of<br />

magnitude, much similar to the case observed in increasing Zn bentonite loadings in PVB<br />

coatings. Release of Zn 2+ cation was observed as the solution at the coating turned cloudy with<br />

the hydrolysis of the Zn 2+ cation at localized defects. However, it was different from the PVB<br />

case that the release of the cations was suppressed in the PVB resin due to no water uptake. It<br />

could be that, increasing the pigment concentrations in epoxy, increases the total number of<br />

localized defects in the coating. Hence, even though release is seen, significant destruction of<br />

barrier properties causes increased localized attack.<br />

10 7 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350<br />

10 6<br />

10 5<br />

5ZnB.Ep<br />

10ZnB.Ep<br />

20ZnB.Ep<br />

30ZnB.Ep<br />

Neat Ep<br />

SrCr.Ep<br />

10 4<br />

Immersion time (h)<br />

Figure 3.41. Total impedance of epoxy coatings pigmented with 5 to 30 wt% of Zn<br />

bentonite <strong>and</strong> SrCr.Ep st<strong>and</strong>ard, during static immersion in 0.5 M NaCl.<br />

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