Recent Experimental and Theoretical Advances of Corrosion Protection
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 727
Special Issue Editors
Interests: corrosion prevention; electrochemical corrosion; chemical thermodynamics; coatings; kinetic studies
Interests: conceptual quantum approaches; theoretical studies; electronic characterization; DFT methods; structural characterization of molecules
Interests: synthesis; characterization; corrosion; organic; inhibitors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since ancient times, metals have been exploited in human activities due to their excellent mechanical, electrical, and durability properties. Among these metals, steel is extensively utilized in several important industries. However, serious corrosion appears when steel is applied in automotive, construction, aerospace, and maritime industries. Thus, it is important to apply prevention methods to reduce the problems caused by corrosion.
One technique involves corrosion inhibitors, which are compounds that are added to the metal surface in small amounts or are added to the corrosive medium, reducing the likelihood of corrosion occurring. In the literature, a variety of green organic compounds with outstanding properties regarding the effective protection of metal surfaces have been reported; these include derivatives of chitosan, phenyl-methanimine, imidazoline, benzimidazoles, triazoles and ionic liquids.
Therefore, quantum computational methods based on the quantitative structure-activity/property (QSAR/QSPR) paradigm have been proposed in recent years; these techniques off an alternative to experimental methods and enable the application of a wide range of mathematical tools that are frequently employed in machine learning and physicochemical theoretical frameworks, such as conceptual density functional theory and molecular dynamics.
This Special Issue of Molecules aims to compile research articles that address the synthesis of chemicals, electrochemical evaluation, characterization, and the theoretical modeling of corrosion inhibition molecules that can be used to effectively protect metallic surfaces.
Dr. Araceli Espinoza-Vázquez
Prof. Dr. Miguel Castro
Prof. Dr. Guillermo E. Negrón-Silva
Dr. Alan Joel Miralrio Pineda
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrochemical techniques
- synthesis of corrosion inhibitors
- molecular dynamics
- quantum theoretical modelling
- coatings
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