Study of Self-Cleaning and Anticorrosion Superhydrophobic Coating on Cement Mortar Using Milled Coral Waste Powder
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 10
Abstract
To reduce and reuse waste, the use of coral waste has attracted more and more attention from researchers. In this study, a method of preparing environmentally friendly superhydrophobic coating with coral waste and stearic acid was proposed. In order to make the coral waste superhydrophobic, it was ground to form micrometer-scale to nanometer-scale powder. The reduction of surface energy depended on the effect of stearic acid. The superhydrophobic powder was sprayed on uncured cement mortar in order to form a superhydrophobic coating. The results of a surface wettability test demonstrated that the prepared coating had good superhydrophobicity. The water contact angle was 152.6°, and the water sliding angle was 1.2°. The self-cleaning test showed that the coating had good self-cleaning properties. Electrochemical tests showed that the superhydrophobic coating improved the corrosion resistance of cement mortar. The superhydrophobic coating proposed in this study is expected to be used in marine concrete and engineering construction far from mainland islands.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
Data Availability Statement
Some or all data or models that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province (No. TSHW20130956).
References
Al-Kheetan, M. J., M. A. Al-Tarawneh, S. H. Ghaffar, M. Chougan, Y. S. Jweihan, and M. M. Rahman. 2020. “Resistance of hydrophobic concrete with different moisture contents to advanced freeze–thaw cycles.” Struct. Concr. 22 (S1): E1050–E1061. https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202000214.
Cao, Z., M. Daly, L. Clémence, L. M. Geever, I. Major, C. L. Higginbotham, and D. M. Devine. 2016. “Chemical surface modification of calcium carbonate particles with stearic acid using different treating methods.” Appl. Surf. Sci. 378 (Aug): 320–329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.03.205.
Cassie, A., and S. Baxter. 1944. “Wettability of porous surfaces.” Trans. Faraday Soc. 40: 546–551. https://doi.org/10.1039/tf9444000546.
Chindaprasirt, P., and U. Rattanasak. 2020. “Fabrication of self-cleaning fly ash/polytetrafluoroethylene material for cement mortar spray-coating.” J. Clean. Pord. 264: 121748.
Feng, X., Y. Zhang, X. Lu, Y. Xu, L. Zhang, C. Zhu, T. Wu, Y. Yang, and X. Zhao. 2020. “Corrosion performance of stainless steel reinforcement in the concrete prepared with seawater and coral waste and its ecological effects.” J. Renewable Mater. 8 (5): 513–534. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.09549.
Guo, Y., W. Li, W. Dong, K. Wang, X. He, K. Vessalas, and D. Sheng. 2022. “Self-sensing cement-based sensors with superhydrophobic and self-cleaning capacities after silane-based surficial treatments.” Case Stud. Constr. Mater. 17 (Dec): e01311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01311.
Gurav, A. B., S. S. Latthe, R. S. Vhatkar, J.-G. Lee, D.-Y. Kim, J.-J. Park, and S. S. Yoon. 2014. “Superhydrophobic surface decorated with vertical ZnO nanorods modified by stearic acid.” Ceram. Int. 40 (5): 7151–7160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.12.052.
Han, X., J. Liu, M. Wang, M. Upmanyu, and H. Wang. 2022. “Second-level microgroove convexity is critical for air plastron restoration on immersed hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14 (46): 52524–52534. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c15929.
He, X., J. Zhou, Z. Wang, and L. Zhang. 2020. “Study on mechanics and water transport characteristics of sea-sand concrete based on the volume analysis of each solid composition.” Constr. Build. Mater. 257 (Oct): 119591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119591.
Hsieh, C.-T., F.-L. Wu, and S.-Y. Yang. 2008. “Superhydrophobicity from composite nano/microstructures: Carbon fabrics coated with silica nanoparticles.” Surf. Coat. Technol. 202 (24): 6103–6108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2008.07.006.
Huang, D., D. Niu, L. Su, and Q. Fu. 2021. “Chloride diffusion behavior of coral aggregate concrete under drying-wetting cycles.” Constr. Build. Mater. 270 (Feb): 121485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121485.
Ivanova, E. P., et al. 2021. “Antifungal versus antibacterial defence of insect wings.” Colloid Interface Sci. 603 (Dec): 886–897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.093.
Khan, M. Z., V. Baheti, J. Militky, A. Ali, and M. Vikova. 2018. “Superhydrophobicity, UV protection and oil/water separation properties of fly ash/trimethoxy (octadecyl) silane coated cotton fabrics.” Carbohydr. Polym. 202 (Dec): 571–580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.08.145.
Lei, L., Q. Wang, S. Xu, N. Wang, and X. Zheng. 2020. “Fabrication of superhydrophobic concrete used in marine environment with anti-corrosion and stable mechanical properties.” Constr. Build. Mater. 251 (Aug): 118946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118946.
Mandal, P., G. Perumal, H. S. Arora, S. K. Ghosh, and H. S. Grewal. 2021. “Green manufacturing of nanostructured Al-based sustainable self-cleaning metallic surfaces.” J. Cleaner Prod. 278 (Jan): 123373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123373.
Murtaza, G., U. Zulfiqar, B. F. Spencer, S. P. Venkateswaran, F. Alam, and D. J. Lewis. 2021. “Optimization of superhydrophobicity at the surface of iron sulfide thin films by a wet chemical approach.” Mater. Res. Bull. 144 (Dec): 111476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2021.111476.
Nabipour, H., X. Wang, L. Song, and Y. Hu. 2020. “Graphene oxide/zeoliticimidazolate frameworks-8 coating for cotton fabrics with highly flame retardant, self-cleaning and efficient oil/water separation performances.” Mater. Chem. Phys. 256 (Dec): 123656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123656.
Qu, L., Q. Wang, S. Xu, N. Wang, and Z. Shi. 2021. “Chloride corrosion resistance of double-layer anticorrosive coating in simulated concrete pore solution.” Constr. Build. Mater. 295 (Aug): 123682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123682.
Sadeghi, K., S. Thanakkasaranee, I. J. Lim, and J. Seo. 2020. “Calcined marine coral powders as a novel ecofriendly antimicrobial agent.” Mater. Sci. Eng., C 107 (Feb): 110193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.110193.
Song, J., Y. Li, W. Xu, H. Liu, and Y. Lu. 2019. “Inexpensive and non-fluorinated superhydrophobic concrete coating for anti-icing and anti-corrosion.” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 541 (Apr): 86–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.01.014.
Song, W., Q. Wang, L. Qu, X. Li, and S. Xu. 2022. “Study of water absorption and corrosion resistance of the mortar with waste marble powder.” Constr. Build. Mater. 345 (Aug): 128235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128235.
Sow, P. K., R. Singhal, P. Sahoo, and S. Radhakanth. 2021. “Fabricating low-cost, robust superhydrophobic coatings with re-entrant topology for self-cleaning, corrosion inhibition, and oil-water separation.” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 600 (May): 358–372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.05.026.
Sun, C., Q. Lyu, Y. Si, T. Tong, L. Lin, F. Yang, C. Tang, and Y. Dong. 2022. “Superhydrophobic carbon nanotube network membranes for membrane distillation: High-throughput performance and transport mechanism.” Environ. Sci. Technol. 56 (9): 5775–5785. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08842.
Thasma Subramanian, B., J. P. Alla, J. S. Essomba, and N. F. Nishter. 2020. “Non-fluorinated superhydrophobic spray coatings for oil-water separation applications: An eco-friendly approach.” J. Cleaner Prod. 256 (May): 120693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120693.
Wang, A., B. Lyu, Z. Zhang, K. Liu, H. Xu, and D. Sun. 2018. “The development of coral concretes and their upgrading technologies: A critical review.” Constr. Build. Mater. 187 (Oct): 1004–1019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.202.
Wang, H., J. Zhuang, H. Qi, J. Yu, Z. Guo, and Y. Ma. 2020. “Laser-chemical treated superhydrophobic surface as a barrier to marine atmospheric corrosion.” Surf. Coat. Technol. 401 (Nov): 126255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126255.
Wang, Q., N. Wang, and S. Xu. 2021. “A review on applications of superhydrophobic materials in civil engineering.” Adv. Eng. Mater. 24 (6): 2101238. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101238.
Wang, Q., S. Xu, X. Xing, and N. Wang. 2022. “Progress in fabrication and applications of micro/nanostructured superhydrophobic surfaces.” Surf. Innov. 10 (2): 89–110. https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.21.00031.
Wang, Y., Z. Shui, X. Gao, Y. Huang, R. Yu, X. Li, and R. Yang. 2019. “Utilizing coral waste and metakaolin to produce eco-friendly marine mortar: Hydration, mechanical properties and durability.” J. Cleaner Prod. 219 (May): 763–774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.147.
Wenzel, R. N. 1936. “Resistance of solid surfaces to wetting by water.” Ind. Eng. Chem. 28: 988–994. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50320a024.
Xu, K., S. Ren, J. Song, J. Liu, Z. Liu, J. Sun, and S. Ling. 2021a. “Colorful superhydrophobic concrete coating.” Chem. Eng. J. 403 (Jan): 126348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126348.
Xu, S., Q. Wang, and N. Wang. 2020. “Eco-friendly fabrication of superhydrophobic surface with anti-corrosion by transferring dendrite-like structures to aluminum substrate.” Colloids Surf., A 595 (Jun): 124719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124719.
Xu, S., Q. Wang, and N. Wang. 2021b. “Chemical fabrication strategies for achieving bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces with micro and nanostructures: A review.” Adv. Eng. Mater. 23 (3): 2001083. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202001083.
Xu, S., Q. Wang, N. Wang, L. Qu, and Q. Song. 2021c. “Study of corrosion property and mechanical strength of eco-friendly fabricated superhydrophobic concrete.” J. Cleaner Prod. 323 (Nov): 129267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129267.
Xu, S., Q. Wang, N. Wang, X. L. Zheng, and L. Lei. 2019. “Environmentally-friendly fabrication of a recyclable oil-water separation material using copper mesh for immiscible oil/water mixtures.” Colloids Surf., A 583 (Dec): 124010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124010.
Zhang, C., S. Zhang, D. Sun, J. Lin, F. Meng, and H. Liu. 2021a. “Superhydrophobic fluoride conversion coating on bioresorbable magnesium alloy—Fabrication, characterization, degradation and cytocompatibility with BMSCs.” J. Magnesium Alloys 9 (4): 1246–1260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2020.05.017.
Zhang, L., D. Niu, B. Wen, Q. Fu, and Y. Zhang. 2021b. “Corrosion rate models of reinforcement in modified coral aggregate concrete.” Constr. Build. Mater. 288 (Jun): 123099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123099.
Zhao, Y., Z. Xu, X. Wang, and T. Lin. 2013. “Superhydrophobic and UV-blocking cotton fabrics prepared by layer-by-layer assembly of organic UV absorber intercalated layered double hydroxides.” Appl. Surf. Sci. 286 (Dec): 364–370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.09.092.
Zhou, J., X. He, and L. Zhang. 2021. “CT characteristic analysis of sea-sand concrete exposed in simulated marine environment.” Constr. Build. Mater. 268 (Jan): 121170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121170.
Zhu, C., J. Lv, L. Chen, W. Lin, J. Zhang, J. Yang, and J. Feng. 2019. “Dark, heat-reflective, anti-ice rain and superhydrophobic cement concrete surfaces.” Constr. Build. Mater. 220 (Sep): 21–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.05.188.
Zhu, X., Z. Zhang, B. Ge, X. Men, X. Zhou, and Q. Xue. 2014. “A versatile approach to produce superhydrophobic materials used for oil-water separation.” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 432 (Oct): 105–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2014.06.056.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35 • Issue 10 • October 2023
Copyright
© 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Received: Sep 27, 2022
Accepted: Mar 1, 2023
Published online: Jul 24, 2023
Published in print: Oct 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Dec 24, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.