New epoxy-Nano metal oxide-based coatings for enhanced corrosion protection

Aminoguanidium-1-naphthoate and its Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes were synthesized and characterized by spectral, thermal and structural methods. By using these compounds as precursors, epoxy coated ligand, NiO and CoO has been prepared by Sol-gel method in order to protect the corrosion on mild steel substrate. Resistance and protection against corrosion of the synthesized sample was studied in 3 M HCl, 1.5 M H2SO4, and 0.5 M H3PO4 by weight loss measurements, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The surface and structural morphological studies of epoxy-metal oxides were investigated using powder XRD and SEM analysis. The corrosion protection efficiency of epoxy -NiO and epoxy -CoO nanoparticles film on mild steel is high than epoxy-L. The molecular docking study against 3T88 and 1Y2T protein with synthesized compound was performed to study the interactions responsible for anti-bacterial activity against S. aureus and E. coli.