Multifunctional coatings for corrosive environments have been developed to include two basic principle protection mechanisms: a barrier mechanism acting Queen Sleigh Storage Bed as a mass transfer process blocker, and cathodic protection mechanism acting as a charge transfer process promoter.Both mechanisms were assessed for Zinc-Rich Epoxy (ZRE) coatings in the presence of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and exposure to a bioelectrolyte in order to study the evolution process during microbial corrosion conditions.The purpose of this study is to characterize in a comprehensive experimental platform the electrochemical response of a dual-protection zinc epoxy coating with different ratios of additive carbon nanotubes to active zinc particles upon exposure to a sulfate reducing consortium.
Carbon nanotubes addition was found to affect both the prevailing mechanism at the coating interfaces and the formation of a biofilm at the coating surface that influenced the relatively dominance of the barrier protection mechanism.These multifunctional coatings with active particles could help to CARDIO-ESSENCE balance the charge transfer efficiency in terms of the sacrificial of zinc and barrier mechanisms, which influence biofilm formation and have potential consequences for biocorrosion on carbon steel.