Iribarren Zabalegui, Álvaro

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Álvaro

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Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación

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ISC. Institute of Smart Cities

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  • PublicationOpen Access
    Multifunctional protective PVC-ZnO nanocomposite coatings deposited on aluminum alloys by electrospinning
    (MDPI, 2019) Iribarren Zabalegui, Álvaro; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J.; Berlanga Labari, Carlos; Larumbe Abuin, Silvia; Miguel, Adrián; Rodríguez Trías, Rafael; Ingeniaritza; Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics - INAMAT2; Ingeniería; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, PRO-UPNA 18 (6107)
    This paper reports the use of the electrospinning technique for the synthesis of nanocomposite micro/nanofibers by combining a polymeric precursor with hydrophobic behavior like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with nanoparticles of a corrosion inhibitor like ZnO. These electrospun fibers were deposited on substrates of the aluminum alloy 6061T6 until forming a coating around 100 m. The effect of varying the different electrospinning deposition parameters (mostly applied voltage and flow-rate) was exhaustively analyzed in order to optimize the coating properties. Several microscopy and analysis techniques have been employed, including optical microscopy (OM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Water contact angle (WCA) measurements have been carried out in order to corroborate the coating hydrophobicity. Finally, their corrosion behavior has been evaluated by electrochemical tests (Tafel curves and pitting potential measurements), showing a relevant improvement in the resultant corrosion resistance of the coated aluminum alloys.
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    Electrospinnig of superhydrophobic nanocomposite films for corrosion protection of aluminum substrates
    (2019) Iribarren Zabalegui, Álvaro; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J.; Berlanga Labari, Carlos; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales y de Telecomunicación; Telekomunikazio eta Industria Ingeniarien Goi Mailako Eskola Teknikoa
    In this work, the electrospinning technique is used for the synthesis of micro/nanofibers using a polymeric precursor with hydrophobic (even superhydrophobic) behaviour such as polystyrene (PS) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). These electrospun fibers are deposited onto aluminum substrates (6061T6). The effect of varying the different electrospinning deposition parameters (mostly applied voltage and flow-rate) will be exhaustively analyzed in order to optimize the resultant electrospun coatings. Several fiber characterization tests have been performed, including Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Optical Microscopy (OM) and Water Contact Angle (WCA) measurements. Furthermore, the anti-corrosion properties of these electrospun coatings can be enhanced by the addition of metal oxide nanoparticles (ZnO) that act as corrosion inhibitors. Finally, electrochemical corrosion tests (Tafel and pitting tests) have been performed, showing an improvement in the resultant corrosion resistance of the aluminum alloys coated by the combination of both polymeric films with metal oxide inorganic nanoparticles.