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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2016
Jamaal D. Delbridge, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Erick O. Satchell, Waldorf, MD (US);
Jamaal D. Delbridge, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Erick O. Satchell, Waldorf, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A freestanding coating membrane is fabricated and is tested for ionic transport. An adhesive liner is situated on a flat surface, paint is poured on the liner, a leveling blade is used to impart a uniform thickness to the uncured paint, the paint when completely cured is peeled from the liner, and the thickness of the resultant freestanding membrane is measured. Saline water is placed in an open-ended reservoir in communication with an assembly holding the freestanding membrane and containing deionized water. A pump causes water to circulate through the assembly via a conduit, which is connected at both ends to the assembly. The electrical conductivity of the circulating water is monitored for an appropriate duration for indication of salt concentration. The conductivity is initially low because the circulating water is originally deionized, and gradually increases commensurately with the amount of salt (e.g., chloride) ions passing through the membrane.