• G.D. Babu
• Dr. B. RanjithKumar
• P. Mohamed Ashfaque
• K. Mohammed Rehan
• Dr. K. Anver Basha

Methacrylate based polymer nanocomposite coatings have emerged as a prominent material in corrosion science in recent years. In this article, an attempt has been made to study the anti-corrosive properties of poly(furfuryl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacryalte)/TiO2 nanocomposite (poly(FMA-co-GMA)/TiO2) prepared by in-situ solution polymerization method. To which the oleic acid (OA) modified titanium oxide nanoparticles (OA-TiO2) were incorporated during the solution polymerization with different ratios using chlorobenzene as solvent, and AIBN as initiator. The Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H and 13C NMR), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies confirmed the formation of poly(FMA-co-GMA) and its TiO2 composites. The electrochemical characteristics of poly(FMA-co-GMA)/TiO2 composites film coated on mild steel specimens were investigated and compared with poly(FMA-co-GMA) coated substrate in 3.5% NaCl solution using Tafel and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic (EIS). The morphology of the nanocomposites were confirmed by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Energy dispersive X-ray based elemental mapping. The EIS studies shows that the modified TiO2 nanoparticles, poly(FMA-co-GMA)/TiO2 coated on mild steel provides tremendous protection against corrosion in 3.5% NaCl than the copolymer coated (or) bare specimens.

Furfuryl methacrylate, Glycidyl methacrylate, Impedance spectroscopy, Tafel plot, Nyquist plot.

"Synthesis, Characterization and Anticorrosion Studies of Furfuryl Based Methacrylate Copolymer and its Titanium Nanocomposites", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.f873-f885, September-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309606.pdf

"Synthesis, Characterization and Anticorrosion Studies of Furfuryl Based Methacrylate Copolymer and its Titanium Nanocomposites", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no. ppf873-f885, September-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309606.pdf