Graphene filled epoxy composite as coating for oil pipelines

pro -法兰（http://www.proflange.com/）成立于1978年，是一家通过ISO 9001认证的组织，并出现在许多跨国公司的批准制造商名单上。近四十年来，pro -法兰一直是加拿大主要的法兰和配件制造商，适用于各种行业，尤其是石油和天然气行业。pro -法兰非常有兴趣勤奋工作，不仅提供加拿大的替代品，而且开发加拿大的产品，将超过那些国际竞争对手。腐蚀是一种对工业和经济造成严重威胁的破坏性现象。因此，越来越多的研究致力于探索各种抑制或减轻腐蚀的方法。pro -法兰将与滑铁卢大学的于爱萍教授及其团队密切合作，开发并表征具有增强耐磨性和耐腐蚀性的新型石墨烯涂层。在这些涂层中，石墨烯填料将被化学功能化，并通过机械剪切混合与环氧树脂结合，以实现原子层均匀分散在环氧树脂内部。石墨烯先进的阻隔性和强度特性将显著提高涂层的防腐性能和机械强度。通过优化石墨烯在载体聚合物中的比例和分散性，可以丰富涂层的各种性能。

First established in 1978, Pro-Flange (http://www.proflange.com/ ) is an ISO 9001 accredited organization and appears on the Approved Manufacturer's Lists of many multi-national companies. For nearly four decades, Pro-Flange has been the premier Canadian manufacturer of flanges and fittings for a variety of industries, most notably the oil and gas sector.Pro-Flange are very interested in diligently working to not only provide a Canadian alternative, but to develop a Canadian product that will exceed those of international competitors. Corrosion is a destructive phenomenon that causes serious threat to both industry and economy. Therefore, a growing number to studies have been devoted to explore the various approaches for inhibition or mitigation of corrosion. Pro-Flange will work closely with Professor Aiping Yu at University of Waterloo and her team to develop and characterize new graphene based coatings with enhanced wear and corrosion resistance properties. In these coatings, graphene fillers will be chemical functionalized and incorporated through mechanical shear mixing with epoxy to achieve atomic layer homogeneous dispersion inside the epoxy. The advanced barrier and strength properties of graphene will significantly enhance both the corrosion protection and the mechanical strength of the coatings. Various properties of the coatings will be enriched by optimizing the ratio and the dispersion of graphene in the hosting polymers.