Abstract
ObjectivesThe efforts are being focused to utilise sustainable resources such as vegetable oils, which are amenable to chemical transformations producing monomers and polymers yielding protective coatings. The present manuscript describes the preparation of nanocomposite coatings from corn oil (CO). MethodsCO was subjected to amidation followed by esterification by cinnamic acid producing CO cinnamate-amide (COCA). COCA was next enriched with Fe2O3 nanoparticles (COCA/ Fe2O3) and crosslinked with phenol formaldehyde to produce polymeric coatings on mild steel panels. ResultsCOCA obtained was rich in functional groups: benzene ring, conjugated with an acrylic group, ester and amide functional group with pendant alkyl chain, and terminal hydroxyl group. The multiple functional groups and nanoparticles offered good adhesion, scratch resistance and flexibility to the resulting nanocomposite coatings. COCA/Fe2O3 coatings showed good physico-mechanical properties and corrosion resistance performance in 3.5 wt% NaCl medium and can be safely used upto 225 °C.
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