Polymer coatings onto anodized aluminum plate by anodic electrodeposition from alkali-swollen carboxylated acrylic emulsion

Polymer coating of an anodized aluminum plate was carried out by anodic electrodeposition from alkali-swollen ethyl acrylate-methyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid (45/45/10, mole ratio) terpolymer emulsion with dimethyl aminoethanol. The alkali-swollen state was controlled by heating time at 60°C prior to the elctrodeposition. The similar complicated behaviors were observed in the relationships between the alkali-swollen state and the primary current density, the current density after 2 min, the quantity of electricity, and the amount of polymer deposited. The appearance of coatings changed correspondingly with such behaviors. These results indicate that the properties of the coatings are complicatedly affected by the degree of alkali-swollen state.Part CXII of the series Studies on Suspension and Emulsion.