Polymeric nano-materials for corrosion control of steel in concrete

Polymeric nano-materials for corrosion control of steel in concrete

Varini, M.
Koleva, D.A.
Denkova, A.G.
Mol, J.M.C.
Terryn, H.
Van Breugel, K.

2013-06-16

Polymeric nano-materials utilization in reinforced concrete, aiming to deal with steel corrosion was developed in previous works. Promising results were obtained with PEO–b–PS nano-formations, both in terms of enhanced bulk matrix properties and improved steel corrosion resistance. Recent research has been focusing on a cheaper and commercially available polymer, Pluronic P123. Pluronic is able to self assemble into micelles and/or vesicles but their sensitivity towards the environmental medium is a drawback: for this reason, a study on Pluronic micelles stability in different solutions has been carried out. A stabilization process against dissociation of micelles was also performed. Both stabilized and non-stabilized micelles were tested in model solutions in terms of their influence on steel corrosion resistance.

concrete
self-healing
corrosion

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(c) 2013 Varini, M.; Koleva, D.A.; Denkova, A.G.; Mol, J.M.C.; Terryn, H.; Van Breugel, K.