Advanced chemistry and methods to obtain environmental-friendly Cr/P-free conversion coatings on metals

General Information

The Project aims to develop and validate REACH compliant conversion coatings for Al and Steel based on the Zirconia- and Titania-based conversion coatings, totally Cr-free and supplemented with corrosion inhibitors. The development will increase the robustness of current alternatives to Cr(VI)/Cr(III) and Phosphate surface treatments by means of a holistic approach where the two critical aspects (active corrosion protection and thickness control) that lead to a lack of robustness in corrosion protection and paint adhesion are addressed.

The consortium will deliver formulation and additives (partners HEREON & DOK), the application methodology (partner FINITEC) and equipment for layer detection and thickness measurement under 2 microns (SENSOFAR).

The Hereon team consists of Mr. Bahram Vaghefinazari, Prof. Mikhail Zheludkevich and Dr. Sviatlana Lamaka

COMETA is funded in the frame of EUROSTARS, the European Union Partnership on innovative Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). It is a joint programme between more than 30 EUREKA member countries and the European Union.

EU-Programme Acronym and Subprogramme Area	EUROSTARS (EU Partnership on innovative SMEs)
Project Type	EUROSTARS innovation project
Contract Number	01QE2255C
Co-ordinator	FINITEC ELECTROLISIS S.L. (ES)

Funding for the Project (€)	Funding for Hereon (€)
1,634,801	241,444

Contact Person at Hereon

Dr. Sviatlana Lamaka, Institute of Surface Science, Department of Electrochemistry and Big Data (MOD), Phone: +49 4152 87 2190 E-mail contact

Participants

DOK Chemie GmbH (DE), FINITEC Electrolisis SL (ES), SENSOFAR-TECH SL (ES)

Last Update: 10. January 2023