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Retraction

RETRACTED: Atta et al. New Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste for Curing Epoxy Resins as Organic Coatings of Steel. Coatings 2020, 10, 1139

by
Ayman M. Atta
*,
Hamad A. Al-Lohedan
,
Abdelrahman O. Ezzat
and
Nourah I. Sabeela
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Coatings 2025, 15(12), 1383; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121383
Submission received: 19 November 2025 / Accepted: 20 November 2025 / Published: 26 November 2025
Versions Notes
The journal retracts the article “New Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste for Curing Epoxy Resins as Organic Coatings of Steel” [1], cited above.
Following the publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding the scientific accuracy of the data presented in the published paper [1].
Adhering to our standard procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office and the Editorial Board, which included an evaluation of supporting material. While the authors cooperated within the investigation, the Editorial Board were unable to adequately resolve concerns related to inconsistencies within the FTIR data presented in Figure 7. As a result, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the integrity of the findings and decided to retract this publication [1], as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the Coatings journal.
Ayman M. Atta disagrees with this retraction. The remaining authors did not provide a comment on this decision.

Reference

  1. Atta, A.M.; Al-Lohedan, H.A.; Ezzat, A.O.; Sabeela, N.I. RETRACTED: New Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste for Curing Epoxy Resins as Organic Coatings of Steel. Coatings 2020, 10, 1139. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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Atta, A.M.; Al-Lohedan, H.A.; Ezzat, A.O.; Sabeela, N.I. RETRACTED: Atta et al. New Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste for Curing Epoxy Resins as Organic Coatings of Steel. Coatings 2020, 10, 1139. Coatings 2025, 15, 1383. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121383

AMA Style

Atta AM, Al-Lohedan HA, Ezzat AO, Sabeela NI. RETRACTED: Atta et al. New Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste for Curing Epoxy Resins as Organic Coatings of Steel. Coatings 2020, 10, 1139. Coatings. 2025; 15(12):1383. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121383

Chicago/Turabian Style

Atta, Ayman M., Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Abdelrahman O. Ezzat, and Nourah I. Sabeela. 2025. "RETRACTED: Atta et al. New Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste for Curing Epoxy Resins as Organic Coatings of Steel. Coatings 2020, 10, 1139" Coatings 15, no. 12: 1383. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121383

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Atta, A. M., Al-Lohedan, H. A., Ezzat, A. O., & Sabeela, N. I. (2025). RETRACTED: Atta et al. New Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste for Curing Epoxy Resins as Organic Coatings of Steel. Coatings 2020, 10, 1139. Coatings, 15(12), 1383. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15121383

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