Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Antifouling Nanoparticle Coatings for Post-Harvest Food Preservation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Materials Support Post-Harvest -- 1.3 Computational Methods to Envision the Interaction of Food Residuals with Coated Nanolayers Through Sensing -- 1.4 Feasible Research Implications to Address the Shortcomings in Food Preservation -- References -- Chapter 2 Toward Stable Electrochemical Water Splitting: Anticorrosive Properties of Transition Metal-Based Electrocatalytic Coatings -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Corrosion Mechanisms -- 2.3 Methods to Prevent Corrosion -- 2.3.1 To Avoid pH Attack -- 2.3.2 Material Selection -- 2.3.3 Surface Functionalization -- 2.3.4 Protective Coating Deposition -- 2.3.5 Corrosion Engineering -- 2.4 Anticorrosive Catalytic Coating -- 2.4.1 FeO -- 2.4.2 MoO2-Based Coating -- 2.4.3 NiO-Based Coating -- 2.4.4 Ni-Fe on Iron Foam (IF) -- 2.4.5 NiFeN -- 2.4.6 NiFeBx -- 2.4.7 Gd-Mn3O4@CuO-Cu (OH)2 Nanostructure -- 2.4.8 Cobalt-Based Coatings -- 2.4.9 Cr2O3@CoOx -- 2.5 Carbon-Based Anticorrosive Catalytic Coatings -- 2.5.1 Carbon-Based Coatings -- 2.6 Discussion -- 2.6.1 Stability Characterization -- 2.6.2 Future Prospects and Challenges -- 2.7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 3 Ionic Liquids in Marine Anti-Fouling Coatings -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Societal, Environmental, and Economic Context to Marine Biofouling -- 3.1.2 Mechanism of Biofouling -- 3.1.2.1 Stage 1: Conditioning Film Formation -- 3.1.2.2 Stage 2: Primary Colonization -- 3.1.2.3 Stage 3: Secondary Colonization -- 3.1.2.4 Stage 4. Secondary Colonization -- 3.1.3 Factors Affecting Speed and Extent of Biofouling -- 3.1.3.1 Seasonal Factors: Temperature and Sunlight -- 3.1.3.2 Pollution -- 3.1.4 Background of Anti-Fouling Coatings.

3.1.4.1 Heavy Metal Biocide Coatings -- 3.1.4.2 Heavy Metal Substitutes -- 3.2 Current Anti-Fouling Design Strategies -- 3.2.1 Requirements of Novel Anti-Fouling Coating -- 3.2.1.1 Performance Specifications -- 3.2.1.2 Necessary Considerations -- 3.2.2 Types of Anti-Fouling Coatings -- 3.2.2.1 Foul Degrading Coatings -- 3.2.2.2 Foul-Resistant Coatings -- 3.2.2.3 Fouling Release Coatings -- 3.2.3 Summary of Anti-Fouling Strategies and Opportunity for Ionic Liquids -- 3.3 Poly(Ionic Liquids) as Anti-Fouling Coatings -- 3.3.1 Experimental Methods for Evaluating Poly(Ionic Liquid) Coatings -- 3.3.1.1 Anti-Bacterial Activity -- 3.3.1.2 Micro-Algae Inhibition -- 3.3.1.3 Immersion Testing (Macrofoulers) -- 3.3.2 Anti-Fouling Performance of Poly(Ionic Liquids) -- 3.3.2.1 Immersion Testing (Macrofoulers) -- 3.3.2.2 Micro-Algae Inhibition -- 3.3.3 Ionic Liquid Properties for Anti-Fouling -- References -- Chapter 4 Inorganic Nanomaterial Coating to Prevent Biofouling -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Major Industries Affected by Biofouling -- 4.3 Conventional Antifouling Coatings and their Demerits -- 4.4 Nanomaterials as Antifoulants: Properties and Mechanisms -- 4.5 Types of Nanomaterials Used as Antifoulants -- 4.6 Inorganic Nanomaterials as Antifoulant -- 4.6.1 Silver Nanoparticles -- 4.6.2 Oxides of Ti and Zn -- 4.6.3 Metals Like Gold, Copper, and Selenium -- 4.6.4 Graphene -- 4.6.5 Carbon Nanotubes -- 4.7 Impact and Challenges of Inorganic Nanomaterials as Antifoulants -- 4.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Thin Film Transparent Conducting Oxides and its Anticorrosion and Surface Protection Applications: A Review -- 5.1 About Transparent Conducting Oxides -- 5.2 Electrical Properties of TCOs -- 5.3 Optical Properties of TCO -- 5.4 Need of TCO for Solar Cells and Optoelectronic Devices -- 5.5 Requirements of TCO -- 5.6 Commonly Used TCO Materials.

5.7 Application of TCOs -- 5.8 Anti-Corrosion and Surface Protection Application of Doped Zinc Oxide-Based TCO Materials -- 5.9 NZO Coating Over Stainless Steel -- 5.9.1 Materials Used for Synthesis -- 5.9.2 Synthesis of Nickel-Doped ZnO Nanostructured Thin Films -- 5.9.3 Structural Properties of NZO Thin Films Coated Over Stainless Steel -- 5.9.4 Morphological Properties of NZO Thin Films Coated Over Stainless Steel -- 5.9.5 Optical Properties of NZO Thin Films Coated Over Stainless Steel -- 5.9.6 Anticorrosion and Surface Protection Applications of NZO Thin Films -- 5.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Integrated Anticorrosion and Antifouling Coatings -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Mechanisms of Corrosion and Biofouling -- 6.2.1 Biofouling Mechanisms -- 6.2.2 Corrosion Mechanisms -- 6.3 Recent Developments in Integrated Anticorrosion Coatings and Antifouling Coatings -- 6.3.1 Polyaniline-Based Coatings -- 6.3.1.1 PANI Coatings/Organic Biocides -- 6.3.1.2 PANI/Nanoparticle Composites -- 6.3.1.3 Antibacterial Epoxy/PANI Composites -- 6.3.1.4 Epoxy Coatings /PANI Derivatives -- 6.3.2 Copper/Amorphous Carbon Coatings -- 6.3.3 Polydopamine/Polymer Brushes -- 6.3.4 Amphiphilic Polymers -- 6.3.5 Endospore-Loaded Sol-Gel Coatings -- 6.3.6 Corrosion-Inhibiting Hydrophobic Coatings -- 6.3.7 Nanocomposites -- 6.3.8 Bioinspired Coatings -- 6.3.8.1 Superhydrophobic Surfaces -- 6.3.8.2 Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces (SLIPS) -- 6.4 PNCs Nanocoatings (Polymer Nanocomposites Coatings) -- 6.4.1 Biocides Used as Antifouling Agents -- 6.4.2 Poly(2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate) (PHEMA) Hydrogel Film as Antifouling Alternative -- 6.5 Marine Environment Durability Test of IAACs -- 6.6 Evaluation of Various IAACs and Difficulties -- 6.7 Conclusion and Outlook -- Conflict of Interest -- Research Funding -- Acknowledgements -- References.

Chapter 7 EIS Study of Anticorrosive Nanocomposite Films -- 7.1 Importance of Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposite Coatings -- 7.2 EIS: Brief Basic Principle and Introductions -- 7.2.1 Brief History -- 7.2.2 Significance of EIS -- 7.2.3 Basic Principle -- 7.2.4 Impedance Measurement Techniques -- 7.2.4.1 Instrumentation -- 7.2.4.2 Comparisons Between Various Techniques for Impedance Measurement -- 7.3 EIS Data Analysis: Fitting the Equivalent Electronic Circuit, Introduction of the Various Circuit Parameters Its Physics -- 7.3.1 EIS Data Introduction -- 7.3.1.1 Dielectric Spectroscopy -- 7.3.2 Electrochemical Experiment and Transportation of Charges -- 7.3.3 The Prospect of Electrochemistry -- 7.3.4 Uncertainty in Impedance Data Analysis -- 7.3.5 Data Fitting of EIS Spectra -- 7.3.5.1 Nonlinear Least Squares Method for EIS Fitting -- 7.3.5.2 Deconvolution of Spectra -- 7.3.6 Equivalent Circuits and Its Components -- 7.3.6.1 Equivalent Circuit -- 7.3.6.2 Electrolyte Resistance -- 7.3.6.3 Double-Layer Capacitance -- 7.3.6.4 Charge Transfer Resistance -- 7.3.6.5 Frequency-Dependent Elements -- 7.4 EIS in Anticorrosive Modern Nanocomposite Coatings and Assessment of Corrosion Protection Performance -- 7.4.1 Introduction -- 7.4.2 Corrosion Mechanism -- 7.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 Graphene-Based Coating on Mild Steel for Improving Anticorrosion and Microhardness Behavior: A Review -- 8.1 Introduction of Graphene -- 8.1.1 General Uses of Graphene Derivatives -- 8.1.2 Different Types of Typical Graphene Derivatives -- 8.2 Synthesis Mechanism of Graphene Derivatives -- 8.3 Typical Characterizations of Graphene Derivatives -- 8.3.1 Evaluation of Properties of Graphene Derivatives by XRD -- 8.3.2 Evaluation of Morphological Behavior of Graphene Derivatives by SEM -- 8.3.3 Evaluation of Morphological Behavior of Graphene Derivatives by TEM and SAED.

8.3.4 Raman Spectroscopic Behavior of Graphene Derivatives -- 8.3.5 Evaluation of Properties of Graphene Derivatives by BET Specific Surface Area and Electrical Conductivity -- 8.4 Anticorrosion Mechanisms of Graphene Derivatives and Their Composites -- 8.5 Anticorrosion Behavior of Graphene Derivative Coating on Mild Steel -- 8.6 Microhardness Behavior of Graphene Derivative Coating on Mild Steel -- 8.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Bioinspired Strategies for Corrosion Protection and Antifouling Coatings -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Types of Fouling Based on Factors Contributing to Fouling -- 9.1.2 Methods to Prevent Fouling -- 9.1.3 Recent Developments in the Area of Antifouling Coatings -- 9.1.4 Bioinspired Strategies for the Development of Functional Coatings -- 9.1.5 Methods to Generate Bioinspired Surfaces with Emphasis on Sol-Gel Technology -- 9.1.5.1 Bioinspired, Sol-Gel-Based Antifouling Coatings -- 9.1.5.2 Bioinspired Sol-Gel-Based Anticorrosion Coatings -- 9.1.6 About Antifouling Paint Particles (APP) -- 9.2 Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 10 Implementation of Nanotechnology in Anticorrosion Material Development for Food Packaging -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Synthesis of Nanoclay-Based Composites for Food Packaging -- 10.2.1 Halloysite-Based Nanocomposites -- 10.2.2 Montmorillonite-Based Composites -- 10.3 Metal Nanoparticle-Based Composites -- 10.4 Synthesis of Biopolymer-Based Packaging Material -- 10.5 Structural Features of Different Nanocomposites -- 10.5.1 Nanoclay -- 10.5.2 Chitosan Nanoparticles (CNPs) -- 10.5.3 Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials (TiO2 NPs) -- 10.5.4 Silver Nanoparticles (Ag NPs) -- 10.5.5 Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite (ZnO NPs) -- 10.5.6 Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) -- 10.6 Application of Different Nanomaterials in Canned Food Packaging -- 10.7 Concluding Remark -- References.