Advanced Nanocomposite Coatings of Fusion Bonded Epoxy Reinforced with Amino-Functionalized Nanoparticles for Applications in Underwater Oil Pipelines

Figure 5

SEM images of silica nanoparticles “as synthesized” ((a) nonfunctionalized and (b) amino-functionalized) and after heating at 200°C ((c) nonfunctionalized and (d) amino-functionalized) and at 400°C ((e) nonfunctionalized).

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