Abstract
Coatings remain the most dominant mode of protection against environmental degradation across a wide range of industries. Coating systems that are used in most industries are comprised of pretreatment followed by one or more organic layer(s). This pretreatment layer is highly effective to enhance corrosion protection. However, when protecting infrastructure in marine environments, a pretreatment process is not traditionally utilized. This is largely due to the size and scope of these projects and their incompatibility with traditional pretreatment methods. In this paper we introduce a novel surface engineering technology and compare the performance of conventional coatings utilizing this innovative preparation against traditional preparatory methods.