Research Projects

The oil based polymers fail to provide satisfactory performance under stringent environmental conditions that limits their use in various industrial applications. Thus these oil based polymers are modified in the form of interpenetrating networks, hybrids, nanocomposites etc. Nanocomposites are considered as a versatile class of materials and have an immense scope for future research, offering potential scope in the field of paints and coatings. The incorporation of inorganic nanofillers with in the organic matrix can fill the cavities and cause crack bridging, crack deflection and crack bowing enhancing the integrity and durability of coatings through strong adhesion between coating and metal surface. These nanocomposite coatings exhibited a strong impact on physico-mechanical, thermal and corrosion resistance properties. In view of this, the current thesis describes the synthesis, characterization and anticorrosive applications of vegetable oil based hyperbranched polymer nanocomposite coatings.