Electrochemical polymerization (or electropolymerization)
Anticorrosion coatings obtained by electrochemical polymerization

Electrochemical methods for depositing polymer films on metal substrates include :

• electrodeposition of preformed charged polymer species by electrophoretic migration, followed by their electrocoagulation [17];

• electrochemical polymerization. First introduced in the 1950s, this method involves the electrode-initiated polymerization of a monomer in solution. In this case, the monomers are compounds carrying functions that can be oxidized or reduced directly at the electrode (direct electropolymerization) or via an electro-initiated species (indirect electropolymerization).

The theoretical reaction diagram for these two types of reaction is shown below for the case where...