The present invention provides a self-healing anti-icing ACSR with composite microporous structure, which is formed lower layer pores with a small diameter (durable storage remediator) and upper layer pores with a large diameter (increase a proportion of air cushion to improve anti-icing performance) by growing a uniform porous aluminum membrane on the surface of an aluminum base body. By optimizing the diameter and thickness of the lower layer pores and upper layer pores, and under the action of air pressure, capillary force and surface energy, a low surface energy remediator is immersed in pores, so an anti-icing ACSR with durable excellent anti-icing self-healing performance is prepared. The invention improves the anti-icing performance of the ACSR in practical applications and the self-healing of the anti-icing performance after being damaged, thereby extending the anti-icing life of the ACSR and improving the durable anti-icing performance thereof.

A method for chemically polishing a metal surface within a metal-polymer composite, where the composite includes at least one metal part and at least one part made of a polymer composition, the method including the step of: (i) contacting the surface of at least one metal part at least partially with an aqueous solution including an oxidizing agent and an alkaline agent, at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to obtain a shiny metal surface. Also a metal-polymer composite that includes at least one part made of a polymer composition and at least one chemically polished metal part and that is obtainable by the method and to a product including the metal-polymer composite.

An electrical contact element formed of sheet metal having a first region and a second region. Each one of the first and second regions is coated with a coating including a first layer containing a first material having a lower standard electrode potential than the sheet metal material. The coating includes a second layer in the first region which is absent in the second region. The second layer is arranged underneath the first layer and contains a second material that has a lower standard electrode potential than the first material.

There is provided a water solar power generation system including: a solar cell plate; a frame supporting the solar cell frame; and a float installed in the frame and positioning the solar cell plate on the surface of the water while floating on the surface of the water. The frame becomes a negative electrode and an optical electrode which becomes a positive electrode, and is electrically connected to the frame, and causes water decomposition while contacting water in the water to generate oxygen in the water.

The invention relates to a device that is to be implanted in vivo and includes a stent (46) surrounded, at least partially, by at least one flexible conductive film (54, 56) containing chains of a linear polymer, each of which has carbon nanotubes connected thereto via pi-pi interactions. Said film is functionalized by enzymatic grafting so as to form an electrochemical bioreactor element.

A cathodic protection system for use with a wood veneer dryer is provided. The system includes a DC power supply and an anode mounted inside the dryer in a position to be electrolytically coupled to metallic structures or surfaces inside the dryer when an electrolytic medium is present inside the dryer. The electrolytic medium comprises a high-humidity atmosphere. A method for reducing the corrosion of metallic structures or surfaces inside the dryer is further provided. The method comprises mounting an anode inside the dryer in a position to be electrolytically coupled to the metallic structures or surfaces inside the dryer when an electrolytic medium is present. Wood veneer is conveyed through the dryer and heated to a temperature sufficient to produce a high-humidity atmosphere inside the dryer. A controlled amount of current is supplied by the DC power supply to electrolytically couple the anode to the metallic structures or surfaces.

Provided is an anticorrosion device that does not require the installation of electrical equipment and has no concern about loss of anticorrosion effect due to deterioration of the anode. An anticorrosion device that prevents corrosion of a metal material in a structure, including a thermoelectric power generation unit 10 configured to generate an electromotive force due to a temperature gradient, an anode unit 20 that is responsible for an anode reaction corresponding to the electromotive force, and a cathode unit 30 that is responsible for a cathode reaction corresponding to the electromotive force, in which the cathode unit 30 is a metal material (target metal) in the structure.

A electronic corrosion protection (ECP) device includes a physical interface for connecting to an on-board diagnostic port of a vehicle. The ECP device can be easily and safely installed in a vehicle and provide corrosion protection to metal components of the vehicle.

An assembly for a vehicle having reduced galvanic corrosion includes a first component defining at least one interface region that includes a carbon-fiber reinforced polymeric composite (CFRP) and a first material present in the at least one interface region and having a first electrochemical potential. A second component has a second material and is in contact with the at least one interface region of the first component. The second material has a second electrochemical potential different than the first electrochemical potential. In this manner, in the presence of an electrolyte the first material may be either less noble than the second material and serve as a sacrificial material or alternatively more noble to the second material reducing a driving force for corrosion. Methods of reducing galvanic corrosion in an assembly (e.g., for a vehicle) are also provided.

Various break-resistant anode assemblies and method of installing the same in the ground are disclosed. Each anode assembly basically comprises an anode, at least one pulling cable, and a protective nose cone. The nose cone is a hollow member receiving the leading end of the anode and from which the anode's electrical conductor extends. The nose cone includes a tapered leading surface that facilitates and guides the anode assembly as it is pulled through the ground, while protecting the anode. A break-away mechanism may also be provided to ensure that no more than a maximum pulling force is applied to the anode assembly during its installation to ensure that the anode is not damaged.