Patent Publication Number: US-2023143519-A1

Title: Field monitoring electrochemical method for anticorrosion performance of organic coatings in seawater environment

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202111333287.6, filed on Nov. 11, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This patent is an electrochemical method for field monitoring of the protective performance of an organic coating in a seawater environment, that is, a method for evaluating the peeling area of an epoxy resin organic anticorrosion coating on a metal structure in a seawater immersion environment based on electrochemical theory. This method evaluates the peeling area of organic anticorrosion coatings based on the fundamental equation of electrochemical polarization, mixed potential theory and the corrosion galvanic couple theory, and systematically establishes the relationship model between the metal matrix potential, the anodic current and the peeling area of the organic coating. This correlation model can quantitatively describe the degradation process of organic coatings. The core theory of this method is to map the deterioration state of the organic anti-corrosion coating to the active area of the metal matrix, which is convenient for the identification of the peeling state of the coating and further life evaluation. In summary, this method is suitable for the service life evaluation of the coating structure under cathodic protection with epoxy resin as the main coating material and sacrificial anode applied in the seawater environment. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Coating is currently the main method for protecting metal materials and preventing corrosion widely used in various industries, among which organic coatings are the most widely used. The main mechanism of organic coating anti-corrosion is the barrier effect, which prevents aggressive particles, water, oxygen and other harmful substances from contacting the metal. The good adhesion between the organic coating and the metal also plays a role in preventing metal corrosion. The main forms of coating failure are coating peeling and breakage. Compared with breakage failure, the damage caused by coating peeling is more difficult to predict because it is more invisible. There are three main forms of organic coating peeling from metal surfaces, osmotic bubbling, cathodic disbonding and anodic destruction. Among them, cathodic disbondment is the most important form of protective performance failure of coating/metal system. Since the defects in the coating are not uniformly distributed, there are differences in the order and degree of damage at the metal interface of the coating, which leads to the formation of corroded microbatteries. When the coating metal is galvanically corroded, the cathodic reaction or cathodic reaction products will affect the bonding of the coating to the base metal, causing the coating to separate from the base metal. 
     The existing evaluation indicators for the aging state of organic anti-corrosion coatings usually include loss of gloss, degree of discoloration, degree of differentiation and cracking, bubble density, peeling area, etc., which are impossible to timely and accurately evaluate the anti-corrosion performance of organic anti-corrosion coatings. 
     According to previous studies, in the coating peeling area, the corrosive medium is transmitted to the interface area of the coating/substrate, forming a microscopic corrosion galvanic cell, which in turn causes the substrate to corrode. Therefore, electrochemical methods can be used to measure the active metal area exposed to electrochemical reactions in the electrolyte, and the metal active area can be used to characterize the failure area of the organic coating. 
     Based on the above, the present invention establishes a correlation model between the potential of the metal substrate, the anode current and the peeling area of the organic coating by combining the potential monitoring data in the organic anti-corrosion coating/metal matrix system, the anode current monitoring data under the condition of an external anode metal, and the corrosion galvanic couple principle, which can realize the evaluation of the peeling area of the organic coating. 
     SUMMARY 
     (1) The Purpose of the Invention 
     In view of the serious deterioration of the organic coating structure in the cathode region, and there is no accurate and reasonable method for detecting the peeling area of the organic coating, an electrochemical method for field monitoring of the protective performance of the organic coating in the seawater environment is provided. It is an organic coating peeling area evaluation method including potential monitoring data analysis in organic anti-corrosion coating/metal matrix system, anode current monitoring data analysis under the condition of external anode metal, and corrosion galvanic principle. By measuring the anodic corrosion current, metal matrix potential and organic coating peeling area of the coated metal structure in the test electrolyte solution environment, the relationship model between the organic coating peeling area and the anodic current and metal substrate potential was established. Thus, the evaluation of the peeling area of the organic anti-corrosion coating on the metal structure is realized. 
     (2) The Invention Patent is Based on the Following Basic Assumptions 
     Assumption 1: The peeling area of organic anticorrosive coating is an important parameter affecting the anticorrosive performance of organic anticorrosive coating. Cathodic disbonding failure of organic coatings is due to the effect of cathodic reaction or cathodic reaction products on the bonding between coatings and substrate metals, resulting in the separation of coatings from substrate metals. 
     Assumption 2: The corrosion potential of the anode and cathode electrode reaction is far from the equilibrium potential of the reaction between the two electrodes, so the inverse process of the reaction between the two electrodes can be ignored. The kinetic formula of each electrode reaction can be expressed by Tafel formula 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Assumption 4: In the test electrolyte, only one depolarizer was involved in the electrode reaction, and only one anodic reaction and one cathodic reaction were carried out at the same time on each isolated electrode, instead of multiple electrode reactions occurring at the same time. In the electrode reaction process, the mass transfer process was fast, and the concentration polarization could be neglected. 
     Assumption 5: Before the organic anti-corrosion coating is peeled off, its excellent anti-corrosion performance can perfectly separate the metal matrix from the corrosive medium. In this case, the metal matrix will not produce electrochemical corrosion, and the metal matrix under the organic anti-corrosion coating is regarded as not participating in the electrochemical reaction. 
     The method of the invention mainly includes potential monitoring data in the organic anti-corrosion coating/metal system, anode current monitoring data under the condition of external anode metal and corrosion galvanic theory. The correlation model of metal matrix potential, anode current and organic coating peeling area is established to realize the evaluation of organic coating peeling area. 
     (3) Based on the above assumptions and ideas, the present invention relates to a field monitoring electrochemical method for the protective performance of organic coatings in seawater environment, which is realized by the following steps: 
     Step 1: Determine the actual service environment of the coating structure and prepare the simulated electrolyte solution. 
     The actual service environment of the coating is sampled to measure the type and concentration of ions related to the corrosion reaction in the service seawater, such as chloride concentration. In addition, the concentration and pH of dissolved oxygen in seawater samples should be measured. According to the service environment of the coating structure, the electrolyte solution of the test system should be a simulated solution or a real solution of the actual service environment of the coating structure. In the electrolyte solution, the types and concentrations of various ions should be consistent with the actual service environment to ensure that the corrosion reaction process and corrosion products of the coating structure are the same as the actual situation, and there is only one depolarizer to control the corrosion reaction with the metal matrix material in the electrolyte solution. 
     Step 2: Select the anode block for testing. 
     The coated metal sample is used as the working electrode, the inert metal electrode is used as the auxiliary electrode, the saturated silver chloride electrode is used as the reference electrode, and the simulated solution in Step 1 is used as the test electrolyte solution to constitute the electrochemical test three-electrode system. The metal matrix sample is immersed in the test electrolyte to polarize for a period of time and monitor its open circuit potential. After the open circuit potential is stabilized, the polarization curve of the metal matrix sample in the test electrolyte is measured. The open circuit potential of the metal matrix sample is converted into standard hydrogen electrode potential according to the type of reference electrode, and the electrode reaction standard potential table is searched to find the metal whose electrode reaction potential is much lower than that of the metal electrode to be tested (above 400 mV), which can be used as the test anode metal. The anode metal is made into a sample, and its working area is designed to be about 2%-3% of the whole coated metal structure (about the damage rate of the actual coating in one year of service). The anode block is immersed in the test electrolyte for polarization for a period of time and its open circuit potential is measured. After the open circuit potential is stable, the polarization curve of the anode block in the test electrolyte is measured. 
     Step 3: Test the corrosion current and potential of the coating structure under different manual peeling areas. 
     Immerse the coated metal structure to be tested and the test anode block into the test electrolyte solution and connect it through the wire. Under the action of cathodic polarization, the anodic reaction of the coated metal structure is inhibited, while the cathodic reaction is promoted. In the whole galvanic corrosion system, the coated metal becomes the cathode, and the anode block becomes the anode. The non-resistance ammeter is connected in series to the anode and cathode circuit to measure the working current of the test anode block, and the anode current is recorded when it is stable. After that, the reference electrode is immersed in the test electrolyte and connected in series with the coated metal structure to be tested. The potential difference between the reference electrode and the coated metal structure is measured by a voltmeter. The potential of the coated metal structure is calculated by adding the standard potential and potential difference of the reference electrode. After the measurement is completed, a certain area of the coating is damaged artificially, and the metal under the coating is immersed in the test electrolyte to make direct contact with the test electrolyte, and the above measurement is repeated. The artificial damage area was gradually increased, and the anode working current and the potential of the coated metal structure were measured several times. The specific implementation process can be seen in the following case. 
     Step 4: Fit the peeling area model of organic coating. 
     When the anode block and the coated metal structure to be tested exist as isolated electrodes in the test electrolyte, the corrosion potential is E arr1  and E arr2 , the corrosion current densities are I arr1  and I arr2  respectively. When the coated metal structure is connected with the test anode block by a wire in the test electrolyte, the two form a corrosion galvanic couple. In this corrosion couple, the coated metal structure to be tested becomes the cathode, and the test anode block becomes the anode. Under the condition of ignoring concentration polarization and solution resistance, it can be considered that the coated metal structure is polarized to the same potential E g  after connecting with the test anode block. In this case, the polarization current density I 1  of the anode block and the polarization current density I 2  of the metal structure containing coating are 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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         i   g   =I   a1   A   1   −|I   c1   |A   1   =|I   a2   |A   2   (7)
 
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     where, E e,c  is the cathodic reaction equilibrium potential of the depolarizer, E e,a1  is the anode reaction equilibrium potential on the anode block, I 0,a1  is the anode reaction exchange current density on the anode block, I 0,c1  is the cathodic reaction exchange current density on the anode block, and I 0,c2  is the cathodic reaction exchange current density on the coated metal structure. 
     Equation (8) can be simplified as 
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     A 2  gradually increases with the peeling of coating. When A 2 &gt;&gt;A 1 , Equation (9) can be simplified as follows: 
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     Equations (10) and (11) can describe the relationship between the potential and current and the peeling area of the coating. In terms of the function form of the two, Equation (10) is logarithmic and the slope gradually decreases with the increase of the peeling area, which is suitable for characterizing the early service period of the coating. Equation (11) is power function, which is only available when the peeling area is large, which is suitable for characterizing the later service period of the coating. The potential and current data measured in Step 3 are used to fit the parameters of Equations (10) and (11), and the relationship model between the peeling area of organic coating and the current and potential can be obtained. 
     Step 5: Real-time monitoring of the actual service coating peeling area. 
     Due to the low resistivity of seawater, an anode block can be connected to the coated metal structure with seawater medium and small structure volume. An ammeter, a reference electrode and a voltmeter are connected in the loop to realize the function of estimating the peeling area of organic coating by real-time monitoring of current or potential. The specific method is to connect the zero-resistance galvanometer, reference electrode and voltmeter in the anode and cathode circuit to realize the function of real-time monitoring the anode working current or potential. After the anode current and mixing potential are obtained, the peeling area of the coating can be backward deduced according to Equations (10) and (11) to realize the function of real-time monitoring of the protection performance of the organic coating. 
     Through the above steps, we reached to map the deteriorating state of the organic coating to metal substrate for coating on the activity of area of the effect of stripping state recognition, resolved to organic anticorrosive coating anticorrosion performance timely and accurate assessment of the actual problem, achieved by monitoring the anode current to evaluate the organic coating stripping area. 
     (3) Advantages and Benefits 
     The invention relates to an electrochemical method for field monitoring of protective properties of organic coatings in seawater environment. It is a method based on electrochemical theory to evaluate the protective performance of organic anticorrosive coatings based on epoxy resin on metal structures. Its advantages are 
     A. The present invention comprehensively establishes a quantitative model method for describing the deterioration process of organic coatings by a correlation model of metal matrix potential, anode current and the damage area of organic coatings in electrolyte. 
     B. The invention realizes the measurement of the peeling area of the organic coating. Compared with the traditional area measurement method, the calculation of the peeling area of the organic coating is more accurate and reasonable through the electrochemical method. 
     C. The measuring parameters of the coating structure of the invention are electrochemical parameters, the test method is simple, easy to operate, and it is not destructive to the structure. 
     D. This evaluation method is scientific, has good technics and broad application value. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    Flowchart of the method of the invention. 
         FIG.  2    Schematic diagram of the three-electrode system. 
         FIG.  3    Curve fitting diagram in the case. 
         FIG.  4    Schematic diagram of organic coating deterioration monitoring system. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     The invention will be further described in detail with examples as follows. 
     The coating system of the metal structure of a ship ballast tank is three layers of epoxy paint, with a total coating thickness of 375 microns. The service environment is seawater environment, and the total contact area between the coated metal structure and seawater is 82.22 square meters. The invention relates to an electrochemical method for field monitoring of the protective performance of organic coatings in seawater environment. It is a method based on electrochemical theory to evaluate the peeling area of organic anticorrosive coatings based on epoxy resins on metal structures, as shown in  FIG.  1   . Specific implementation through the following steps: 
     Step 1: Determine the actual service environment of the coating structure and prepare the simulated electrolyte solution. 
     The actual service environment of the coated structure in this case is the seawater environment in the ballast tank, the oxygen concentration is about 3-8 mg/L, the seawater pH value is 7.2-8.6 weak alkaline environment, and the anode is sacrificed for cathodic protection. According to GB/T  3097  Seawater Quality Standard, filter seawater or artificial seawater is selected as the simulated electrolyte solution. The water temperature is set to 35±2° C., and the ballast cycle is two weeks full load and one week empty load. 
     Step 2: Select the anode block for testing. 
     The metal matrix Q235 steel sample under the coating is used as the working electrode, the platinum sheet metal electrode is used as the auxiliary electrode, the saturated silver chloride electrode is used as the reference electrode, and the simulated seawater solution is used as the test electrolyte solution to constitute the electrochemical test three-electrode system. The schematic diagram of the three-electrode system used is shown in  FIG.  2   . The Q235 steel metal matrix sample is immersed in the test electrolyte to polarize it for a period of time and measure its open circuit potential. After the open circuit potential is stable, the polarization curve of the Q235 steel metal matrix sample in the simulated seawater solution is measured. According to the type of saturated silver chloride electrode, the open circuit potential of Q235 steel metal matrix sample is converted to the standard hydrogen electrode potential of about −600 mV. The open-circuit potential of sacrificial aluminum anode block in this ballast tank is about 1095 mV, which is much lower than that of Q235 steel metal (495 mV). Therefore, the sacrificial anode block AT-8 aluminum alloy is directly selected as the test anode metal. A total of 18 AT-8 aluminum alloy sacrificial anode blocks are used in the experiment. The surface area in the simulated seawater solution is about 1.8 square meters, and the working area is about 2.2% of the whole coated metal structure. The AT-8 aluminum alloy sacrificial anode is immersed in the simulated seawater to polarize it for a period of time. After the open-circuit potential stabilized, the polarization curve of the AT-8 aluminum alloy sacrificial anode in the simulated seawater is measured. The polarization data of the two kinds of metals are shown in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 −970 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Step 3: Test the corrosion current and potential of the coating structure under different manual peeling areas. 
     The simulated seawater is injected into the metal structure of the ballast tank, and an AT-8 aluminum alloy sacrificial anode block is immersed into the simulated seawater, which is connected to the tank body through a wire. At this time, the anodic reaction of Q235 metal structure in ballast tank is inhibited and the cathodic reaction is promoted under the action of cathode polarization. In the whole galvanic corrosion system, Q235 metal becomes the cathode, and AT-8 aluminum alloy sacrificial anode block becomes the anode. The zero-resistance ammeter is connected in series to the anode and cathode circuit to monitor the working current of the sacrificial anode block of AT-8 aluminum alloy, and the anode current is recorded when it was stable. After that, the silver chloride reference electrode is immersed in the electrolyte and connected in series with the coated metal structure. The potential difference between the reference electrode and the coated metal structure is measured by a voltmeter. The potential of the coated metal structure is calculated by adding the standard potential and potential difference of the silver chloride reference electrode. The coating area of 0.5%, 3.02%, 6.03%, 9.09%, 11.18%, 16.25%, 21.34% are artificially removed. 6 points are selected in the chamber to measure the anode working current and the potential of the coated metal structure multiple times under different peeling areas. The average potential of 6 points is taken as the mixing potential, and the anode current data is the sum of the total anode current of all AT-8 aluminum alloy sacrificial anode blocks. The measured potential and current data are shown in Table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Peeling area of coating, measured  
               
               
                 potential and total anode current data. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Damage  
                 Peeling area of  
                 Average  
                 Anode  
               
               
                   
                 area ratio 
                 coating/m 2   
                 potential/mV 
                 current/mA 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                  0.50% 
                 0.411 
                 −1061.0 
                 219 
               
               
                   
                  3.02% 
                 2.482 
                 −1033.5 
                 382 
               
               
                   
                  6.03% 
                 4.957 
                 −1016.0 
                 445 
               
               
                   
                  9.09% 
                 7.472 
                 −1012.0 
                 546 
               
               
                   
                 11.18% 
                 9.190 
                 −1017.8 
                 539 
               
               
                   
                 16.25% 
                 13.358 
                 −1003.0 
                 794 
               
               
                   
                 21.34% 
                 17.541 
                 −995.8 
                 1052 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Step 4: Fit the peeling area model of organic coating. 
     According to the corrosion couple theory and mixed potential theory, galvanic corrosion is formed between the metal structure of the ballast tank and the sacrificial anode block of AT-8 aluminum alloy in simulated seawater solution. After that, the corrosion potential E g  of the two can be expressed by Equation (10), and the total anode current can be expressed by Equation (11). According to the coating damage area, measure potential and total anode current data in Step 3, the least square method is used to fit the data of Equations (10) and (11). Since Equation (11) is applicable to the later data, the last five groups of data are used in fitting. 
         E   g =−1049+17.76 In (0.11+ A   2 )  (12)
 
         lni   g =4.94+0.68 In ( A   2 )  (13)
 
     The coefficients of determination of equations (12) and (13) are 0.9633 and 0.9268, respectively, indicating that the fitting is good. The variation trends of potential and anode current are consistent with Equations (10) and (11), and the curve fitting image is shown in  FIG.  3   , which can be used as the relationship model between the peeling area of organic coating and the mixing potential and anode current. 
     Step 5: Real-time monitoring of the actual service coating peeling area. 
     In this case, the coating metal structure is the ship ballast tank, the coating service environment is the seawater environment, and the sacrificial anode method is used for cathodic protection. Therefore, zero-resistance galvanometer, reference electrode and voltmeter can be directly connected to the anode and cathode loop to realize real-time monitoring of anode working current or potential. The specific structure is shown in  FIG.  4   . After obtaining the anode working current and mixing potential, the area of coating peeling can be directly deduced according to Equations (12) and (13). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     A 
                     2 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       exp 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           
                             E 
                             g 
                           
                           + 
                           1049 
                         
                         17.76 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     - 
                     0.11 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   14 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     A 
                     2 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     exp 
                     ⁡ 
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         
                           ln 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             i 
                             g 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         4.94 
                       
                       0.68 
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   15 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Equation (14) can be used to estimate the peeling area of the coating structure at the initial service stage, and Equation (15) can be used to estimate the peeling area at the later service stage. 
     The results show that the method of the invention can be used to evaluate the protective performance of the organic anti-corrosion coating by analyzing the change of the electrochemical parameters of the organic coating with time, and achieve the expected purpose. 
     In sum, the present invention relates to a method based on electrochemical theory to evaluate the peeling area of organic anticorrosive coatings based on epoxy resins on metal structures. This method evaluates the peeling area of organic anticorrosion coatings based on the fundamental equation of electrochemical polarization, mixed potential theory and the corrosion galvanic couple theory. The method systematically establishes a correlation model between the potential of the metal substrate, the anode current and the peeling area of the organic coating based on the potential monitoring data in the organic anti-corrosion coating/metal matrix system, the anode current monitoring data under the condition of an external anode metal, and the corrosion galvanic couple principle. The correlation model is a quantitative model method for describing the deterioration process of organic coatings. The method maps the deterioration state of the organic anti-corrosion coating to the active area of the metal matrix, which is convenient for the identification of the peeling state of the coating and further life evaluation. 
     The specific steps of the method are: 
     Step 1: Determine the actual service environment of the coating structure and prepare the simulated electrolyte solution. 
     Step 2: Select the anode block for testing. 
     Step 3: Test the corrosion current and potential of the coating structure under different manual peeling areas. 
     Step 4: Fit the peeling area model of organic coating. 
     Step 5: Real-time monitoring of the actual service coating peeling area. 
     The invention is applicable to the service life evaluation of coating structure with epoxy resin as the main coating material in seawater full immersion environment and other fields. It has the characteristics of simple test method, easy to operate and not damaging to the structure, and has broad application value.