Effect of Electrodeposition Mechanism and α-Si3N4/ZrBr2 Doped Composite Particle on the Physicochemical and Structural Properties of Processed NiPZn Coatings on Mild Steel for Advance Application

Ni-P-Zn nanocomposite coatings were plated on mild steel surface from sulphamate rich bath containing (α-Si3N4 and α-ZrBr2) nanoparticle produced via electrodeposition process. The compositions of the particulate were varied from 0 to 10 wt% with time variation between 10 to 25 min after ascertaining other optimum parameters. The crystal evolution and morphological quantification were examined using scanning electron microscope supported with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The corrosion degradation in an acidic and alkaline environment was considered and compared to establish the suitability and extents of the corrosion vulnerability of deposited coatings. The surface flake crystal identified on the microstructural properties show the presence of compositional constituent and disperse particle of α-Si3N4 and α-ZrBr2. Finally, corrosion properties show a resilient crystal surface stability in the presence of chloride and sulphate ion with a remarkable surface film still retained at the bulk interface. This study has confirmed that α-Si3N4 and α-ZrBr2 composite coating can be used for structural development and corrosion improvement in the presence of active ions. Keywords: Nanomaterials, Structure, Corrosion, Prevention, Coatings

Sorting of Poly-disperse Particle by Entrapment using Liquid Carrier System

A thin viscous layer is found over a substrate when it is immersed in a polymer solution. The layer thickness depends on the polymer and solvent type, their volume fraction, and the substrate. If the liquid solution contains particles, they are entrapped on the viscous polymer layer, acting as the binder. The trade-off between the viscous force and the centrifugal force on the particle determines the entrapment. Furthermore, the size of entrained particles are dictated by the binder concentration of the solution., A particle filtration technique is presented using the entrapment phenomenon from a poly-disperse mixture. A dimensionless number called the entrapment factor is introduced to correlate the particle entrapment with various parameters. By changing the entrapment factor, three distinct entrapment regimes are achieved and explained from a poly-disperse mixture. The experimental result shows that entrapped particles become larger as the factor increases, which can be controlled with multiple parameters of the dipping process. The proposed technique can lead to a filtration process of the wide-range poly-disperse particle mixture over the capillary filtration processes.