Effect of Particle Sized Clay Extender Pigment on Alkyd Paint Formulations

The effects of particle sizes on the properties of Ihitte-Uboma clay formulated alkyd paints have been studied. The clay particle sizes studied are 75, 150and 300 µm at clay contents 0 – 80 wt. %. Xylene was used as the solvent while TiO2 formulated alkyd paint served as reference alkyd paint in this study. The extender pigments were characterized using X-ray fluorescence and scanning electron microscope. The physic-chemical properties of the extender pigments were determined using ASTM measurements. The properties of the paint samples were evaluated according to ASTM. Results showed that the alkyd paints had higher viscosities which increased with increases in clay contents at the three clay particle sizes investigated. The drying properties of the paints were generally good. The dry film thicknesses of the formulated paints were in the range of 0.29 – 0.38 mm. The formulated paints exhibited moderate settling tendencies at the 75 µm clay particle size when compared with the other particles. There was no mildew formation observed on all the paint samples on exposure to rain and sunlight. Generally, all the paint samples exhibited good resistance to distilled water, 3 % H2SO4, and 3 % Na2CO3. The formulated paint samples were affected on 3 % NH3 immersion which resulted to wrinkles. The improved properties obtained from the clay formulated paints which include thermal and colour stability, viscosity, specific gravity

Protection of Mild Steel Corrosion in Sulphuric Acid Environment Using Wheat Starch

Abstract. The corrosion of mild steel in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 acid solution and the inhibition process by wheat starch (WS) was investigated using weight loss and potentiodynamic polarization measurement techniques respectively. Gravimetric results revealed that there is significant reduction in the corrosion rate of mild steel in the presence of inhibited solution compared to blank solution, and also the inhibition efficiency was found to depend on the concentration of the WS. Data on potentiodynamic polarization results confirmed that WS exhibited mixed type inhibition behaviour, though the cathodic effect was more pronounced. The mode of WS adsorption on the corroding metal surface followed Langmuir isotherm model. In addition, the trend of inhibition efficiency with temperature, activation energy and heat of adsorption parameters revealed a strong interaction between the WS constituents and the corroding metal surface, thus indicating that WS lowered the corrosion process by blanketing the mild steel surface through chemical adsorption mechanism. The mechanism of inhibition was discussed in the light of the chemical structure of starch

Effect of Particle Sized Clay Extender Pigment on Alkyd Paint Formulations

The effects of particle sizes on the properties of Ihitte-Uboma clay formulated alkyd paints have been studied. The clay particle sizes studied are 75, 150and 300 µm at clay contents 0 – 80 wt. %. Xylene was used as the solvent while TiO2 formulated alkyd paint served as reference alkyd paint in this study. The extender pigments were characterized using X-ray fluorescence and scanning electron microscope. The physic-chemical properties of the extender pigments were determined using ASTM measurements. The properties of the paint samples were evaluated according to ASTM. Results showed that the alkyd paints had higher viscosities which increased with increases in clay contents at the three clay particle sizes investigated. The drying properties of the paints were generally good. The dry film thicknesses of the formulated paints were in the range of 0.29 – 0.38 mm. The formulated paints exhibited moderate settling tendencies at the 75 µm clay particle size when compared with the other particles. There was no mildew formation observed on all the paint samples on exposure to rain and sunlight. Generally, all the paint samples exhibited good resistance to distilled water, 3 % H2SO4, and 3 % Na2CO3. The formulated paint samples were affected on 3 % NH3 immersion which resulted to wrinkles. The improved properties obtained from the clay formulated paints which include thermal and colour stability, viscosity, specific gravity