This paper described the preparation of a lower zinc content graphene modifiedepoxy zinc-based coatings by utilization of graphene with its excellent electrical conductivity andthe unique two-dimensional sheet structure for enhancement of the anti-corrosion propertiesof the coatings to relace partly the zinc powder in traditional zinc-rich coatings，which showed higher cost，heavy weight and less environment benefits. Firstly，the graphene，natural polymersurfactant and epoxy resin were pre-mixed to prepare the new highly dispersed graphene-epoxy resin slurry，which was then mixed with epoxy resin，zinc powder，and other functional pigments and fillers in a high-speed dissolver，followed in beadmill to obtain the graphene-modified epoxy zinc-based anticorrosive coatings. Finally，the key properties of the coatings were discussed in terms of mechanical properties，joint strength，AC impedance，and neutral salt spray resistance. The results showed that the graphene-based coatings provided excellentanti-corrosion performance，and the width of corrosion after 2 000 h salt spray test was<1 mm，and the mechanical properties and application performance were satisfied. It could be widelyused in large steel structure equipment such as ships，marine equipments and bridges.