Icephobic coatings used in the port industry are used as multifunctional anti-icing and often anti-corrosive, anti-fouling paints. Anti-icing coatings involving superhydrophobicity have limitations for use in a port environment. Therefore, our approach is mainly directed towards obtaining eco-environmental surfaces with ability to promote natural ice shrinkage resulting in ultra-low adhesion force. The emphasis here is on the mechanical properties of the coatings. Mechanical durability studies, chemical, thermal and mechanical characterization tests (Tensile tests, hardness measurements, abrasion). As functional characterization, static and dynamic ice adhesion test are performed in addition to physical and electrochemical tests since marine industry is a crucial part because of high level of salinity. This doctoral thesis is motivating because it allows to acquire skills in the protection of metal structures in extreme environments such as petroleum oil offshore and onshore industry, automobile and aerospace installations.
