INHIBISPHERES®
Corrosion Inhibitor
Inhibispheres® are submicron ceramic particles which can provide specific functionalities to conventional coating formulations. Active materials, such as corrosion inhibitors, can be incorporated inside the ‘Smart Particles’, which can then be mixed into a paint or coating formulation. The particles are mechanically resistant, can survive paint formulation processes (e.g. mixing, grinding, extrusion) and will not adversely affect the mechanical properties of the coating.
Select The Application
Interactive Product Selection Guide
Application
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compatible
Possibly compatible
Incompatible
Application & Industries
Inhibispheres® can be used to solve corrosion issues in a wide range of industries
Corrosion Protection
Inhibispheres® can be used to protect from different types of corrosion
Painting & Coatings
Inhibispheres® can be introduced in a wide range of coatings including DTM, coil, powder and water borne coatings
Adhesives and Sealants
Inhibispheres® can be used to improve corrosion protection in Adhesives and Sealants
Construction & Infrastructure
Inhibispheres® can be used to protect structures like bridges as well as transmission towers and can both simplify and decrease their maintenance cycle
Transportation
Inhibispheres® can be used to improve the corrosion protection of aerospace, automotive and rail equipment.
Marine
Inhibispheres® can efficiently protect assets such as offshore platforms, wind turbines and ships from marine corrosion
Oil and Gas
Inhibispheres® can be used to protect pipes and pipelines against corrosion under insulation
Mining
Inhibispheres® are well suited to protect mining infrastructure such as pipelines and wires against corrosion
Key Benefits
Key advantages compared to traditional anti-corrosion pigments:
Efficient
Inhibispheres® utilise 30 times less inhibitor for equivalent or better corrosion protection
Green
Using Inhibispheres® can produce environmental friendly metal free coatings for effective corrosion protection
Safe
Inhibispheres® are safe to use and contains no harmful chemicals
Gloss
Inhibispheres® do not affect gloss and can provide corrosion protection for glossy coatings
Cost Effective
Addition of low levels of Inhibispheres® can help you jump corrosion class
How the Inhibispheres® work?
Milling
First, you need to mill the Inhibispheres® into the paint using a bead mill. Don’t worry it won’t damage them
Spray-painting
Once you have achieved an Hegman grind of 7, you can spray paint them on the substrate.
Trigger Release
When the coating is damaged, water penetrates inside the paint triggering the release of the inhibitors from the spheres.
Surface Protection
The inhibitor diffuses from the spheres to the metal surface and stops the corrosion.