PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-09-0059
Project Name:	Nanoscale Approaches for Inhibiting Corrosion: Green Advanced Coatings for Application on Steel Structures and Bridges
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Virmani First Name: Paul Telephone: 202-493-3052 E-mail: paul.virmani@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Team:	Infrastructure Management Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap
Project Description:	The object of this proposal is to develop novel, nanotechnology-based green coatings for corrosion protection of new and existing steel highway infrastructure. Two coating systems will be investigated and compared to traditional steel anticorrosive coatings. The two proposed coatings will use conductive polymer nanoparticles to provide electrochemical corrosion inhibition, carbon-black additives to improve the scratch resistance and toughness of these coatings, and metallic nanoparticles to improve the dispersion of the additives. The proposed new coatings will be compared to a traditional zinc-enhanced, epoxy-based coating for both mechanical strength and corrosion protection. The advantage of the nanotechnology-based coatings lies in their expected ability, with a very low concentration of additives, to provide significant corrosion protection while improving adhesion strength and scratch resistance. This could lead to significant savings in their life-cycle costs.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	October 1, 2009
End Date:	September 30, 2016
Funding Amount:	$500,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Exploratory Advanced Research
Goals:	The objective of this research is to leverage the unique advantage of inhibiting corrosion at the nanoscale.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	The project was submitted in response to a FY 2007 Exploratory Advanced Research Program solicitation.
Test Methodology:	Data not yet available
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
More Information URL(s):
Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Data not yet available
Deliverables:	Name: The development of superior coatings. Product Type(s): Research report Description: This coating will use nanotube, conductive polymers dispersed in various inorganic-based epoxy systems and organic-based epoxy systems. Audiences: Researchers, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences:
Related URL(s):
Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) Roads and Bridges--Structures
TRT Terms:	Materials Maintenance Infrastructure Bridges Research Coatings Corrosion Epoxy Coatings
FHWA Disciplines:	Structures
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Materials Research