Preparation of hybrid chitosan/silica composites
Scientists have prepared hybrid Chitosan/Silica Composites via Ionotropic Gelation and studied its corrision prevention capabilities.
Hybrid chitosan/silica composite was synthesised. Image source: mohamed Hassan - Pixabay (symbol image).
-Hybrid materials are inimitable conjugates of organic/inorganic structures having synergetic behaviour and extraordinary properties. Therefore, hybrid chitosan/silica composite was synthesised by using sodium tripolyphosphate via ionotropic gelation technique. The obtained intercalation of hybrid chitosan/silica composite was characterised using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.
Corrosion prevention
Experimental results revealed that the presence of hybrid chitosan/silica composite up to 0.8 wt. % resulted in a profound outcome as a considerable active reinforcing agent for corrosion prevention application.
The results have been publidhes in Progress in Organic Coatings, Volume 145.
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