From Waste to Valuable Resource: Lignin as a Sustainable Anti-Corrosion Coating
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Abstract
In this study, a waste of biorefinery—lignin—is investigated as an anticorrosion coating on stainless steel. Corrosion behavior of two lignin types (hardwood beech and softwood spruce) was studied by electrochemical measurements (linear sweep voltammetry, open circuit potential, potentiostatic polarization, cyclic potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance measurements) during exposure to simulated body fluid (SBF) or phosphate buffer (PBS). Results from linear sweep voltammetry of lignin-coated samples, in particular, demonstrated a reduction in corrosion current density between 1 and 3 orders of magnitude cf. blank stainless steel. Furthermore, results from cross cut adhesion tests on lignin-coated samples demonstrated that the best possible adhesion (grade 0) of ISO 2409 standard was achieved for the investigated novel coatings. Such findings suggest that lignin materials could transform the field of organic coatings towards more sustainable alternatives by replacing non-renewable polymer coatings.
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OpenAlex topics: Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition · Lignin and Wood Chemistry · Polymer composites and self-healing
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Hydrometallurgy and Corrosion, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering (CMET), School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
Department of Chemistry and Materials Science (CMAT), School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
Institute for Surface Science and Corrosion (LKO), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstraße 7, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
Funding
Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö · Academy of Finland
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