Concrete and Organic Coatings

Coating Selection and Important Properties of Coatings for Concrete

Reasons for Coating Concrete Some reasons for coating concrete are unique to the structures in question while other reasons apply to coating any substructure. The major reasons for coating concrete include • enhancing appearance with respect to colour, gloss, or texture for architectural purposes; • reducing moisture permeability, which can otherwise lead to freeze-thaw damage, rebar corrosion,...

Low Energy Atomic Photodesorption from Organic Coatings

Organic coatings have been widely used in atomic physics during the last 50 years because of their mechanical properties, allowing preservation of atomic spins after collisions. Nevertheless, this did not produce detailed insight into the characteristics of the coatings and their dynamical interaction with atomic vapors. This has changed since the 1990s, when their adsorption and desorption pro...

Corrosion Protection of Al Alloys: Organic Coatings and Inhibitors

Effect of Organic and Inorganic Matrix on the Behavior of FRP-Wrapped Concrete Cylinders

There is an increased use of fiber reinforced polymer composites (FRPC) in a wide area of engineering fields for various reasons including, ease of transportation and installation, high strength to weight ratio and favorable durability in different conditions. On the other hand, the use of this material as confining shells has been an interesting matter for retrofit, strengthening and construct...

Rapid heterogeneous oxidation of organic coatings on submicron aerosols

Laboratory studies have found that heterogeneous oxidation can affect the composition and loading of atmospheric organic aerosol particles over time scales of several days, but most studies have examined pure organic particles only. In this study, in order to probe the reactivity of organic species confined near the particle surface, the rates and products of the OH-initiated oxidation of pure ...