© Hexigone
INNOVATIONS: PRESENT&FUTURE
Results: Anti-Corrosion Additives for Ferrous Metals Ella Newington Hexigone Inhibitors Ltd - Baglan, United Kingdom
marketing@hexigone.com
Hexigone embarked on the challenge of finding a chrome-free solution.
and 5% sodium chloride (ASTM B117 1000 hours), the results show
The team moved their research away from mainstream thinking and
Intell-ion containing primers protect on shot blasted steel significantly
explored smart-release vehicles that can hold onto chemicals that were
better than the inhibitor which has been used for the last 25 years.
previously incompatible with coatings. The result? A safer, smarter way
Patrick Dodds, CEO and Founder at Hexigone said: “It’s amazing to see
to protect against corrosion.
these sorts of results in a downstream incorporation method. Our
E
inhibitor has been proven to work in a variety of different coatings arlier in the year, trials with a $700m T/O industrial coating
systems, and we look forward to exploring the results further with our
manufacturer demonstrated Hexigone’s product was up to ten
global partners in the coil coated steel industry.”
times more effective than the market-leading corrosion inhibitor on
Intell-ion replaces toxic chromate for ‘chemically intelligent’ additives,
non-ferrous metals. The product has been tested on ferrous metals
offering a completely unique approach to tackling corrosion via three
by adding Hexigone’s anti-corrosion additive (AX1) into a selection of
modes of electrochemical protection. The technology protects by
control samples – with fantastic results.
using ‘smart’ micro reservoirs that make the coatings responsive to the
The corrosion inhibitor was added to ‘off the shelf’ organic primers from
environment, triggering the release of the inhibitor ‘on demand.’
three leading industrial primer manufacturers, with no reformulation.
Over 50 coatings companies are already formulating with Hexigone’s
Following 42 days of accelerated weathering, with constant 100% spray
42
N.33 - 2020 APRIL - ipcm® Protective Coatings
technology to protect end-products for longer. ‹