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Multilayer Anticorrosion Systems for Offshore Wind Turbines

Offshore wind turbines are subjected to a harsh marine environment, which can cause detrimental problems to them due to corrosion, if not protected properly. Offshore wind energy is considered to play an important role in the net zero emissions by 2050, as set in Paris Agreement [1], contributing to environmental protection and sustainability. Thus, the long-term corrosion protection and life expansion of these offshore structures is of high importance. In this work, the formation of microcapsules, loaded with corrosion inhibitor liquid is presented. More specifically the microcapsules consist of polystyrene shell-an inert material- and 3-octanoylthio-1-propyltriethoxysilane core with a mean diameter of around 80µm. Silanes are used as corrosion inhibitors due to their chemistry, which offers protection to the underlying substrate [2, 3]. The incorporation of the microcapsules in a commercially available paint and their anticorrosion performance was tested in salt spray chamber and in real marine environment. Hence, this work highlights the performance of the microcapsules, which can offer corrosion solution to offshore wind turbines when used as part of a coating system. EDX analysis of the exposed samples lead to conclusions regarding these systems, contributing to the existing literature.
Product Number: 51324-20840-SG
Author: Adamantini Loukodimou; Dimitrios Statharas; David Weston; Shiladitya Paul
Publication Date: 2024
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