Omniphobic carbon steel surface with good wax-repellent performance

  • Nguyen Van Kiet Petrovietnam University
  • Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhung Petrovietnam University
  • Tran Thu Hang Petrovietnam College
  • Nguyen Hoang Luong Petrovietnam College
Keywords: Steel surface, superhydrophobic, omniphobic, paraffin, ZnO thin film, micro/nanostructure

Abstract

In this report, superhydrophobic and omniphobic coatings were produced by a combination of creating a ZnO micro/nanostructure on the carbon steel surface and coating a low surface energy material. Before reducing the surface energy with 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane, the steel surface was electrodeposited by a micro/nanostructured ZnO layer for a controlled deposition time. The process resulted in the steel surfaces being superhydrophobic (contact angle of 165 ± 2o) and omniphobic with white oil, diesel oil (contact angle of 135 ± 2o) and paraffin (contact angle of 127 ± 2o). The properties of superhydrophobic/omniphobic steel surfaces were then fully analysed by SEM, XRD, FTIR and contact angle measurements.

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Published
2022-11-01
How to Cite
Nguyen , V. K., Nguyen , T. P. N., Tran , T. H., & Nguyen, H. L. (2022). Omniphobic carbon steel surface with good wax-repellent performance. Petrovietnam Journal, 10, 53 - 58. https://doi.org/10.47800/PVJ.2022.10-07
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