Aluminium alloy corrosion inhibition by a two-stage modified nanoporous zeolite

ABSTRACT A two-stage synthesis of anti-corrosion pigments based on synthetic zeolites was performed. New pigments retain the zeolite framework structure in the nanopores of which the amorphised phosphate phase is formed. The pigments effectively reduce the aluminium alloy corrosion in sodium chloride solution. The most effective pigment is obtained by mechanochemical modification of zeolite with calcium cations, followed by liquid-phase treatment with zinc nitrate and sodium phosphate. The pigments induce the formation of a protective film of zinc hydroxides on intermetallic inclusions of the alloy. The formation of phosphates is possible on the anode sections. The pigments can become promising inhibitory components of primer paints used for the protection of structures made from aluminium alloys.