Ecofriendly Inhibitor to Mitigate the Corrosion of Metals and Alloys

Dear Colleagues,

Corrosion destroys the characterics of metals and alloys, resulting in enormous economic losses across the world. There are many reasons for the initiation of metallic corrosion such as pollution owing to development of industries, the loss of metals during the acid pickling process in the steel industries and petroleum, and the ingress of aggressive ions into concrete leading to the initiation of rebar corrosion. Therefore, there are different corrosion mitigation approaches—such as the development of corrosion-resistant metals and alloys, different types of coating, and inhibitors that reduce the initiation of corrosion—being adopted by engineers, scientists, researchers, practitioners, professors and architects. However, inhibitors are one of the best methods for the mitigation of corrosion in the structural steel, oil and gas, and construction industries. Most of the chemicals being used in inhibitors are hazardous and toxic, which causes problems in the ecosystem. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to replace hazardous and toxic chemicals with less harmful substances. The use of ecofriendly corrosion inhibitors is the best option to reduce the burden on the environment and mitigate the corrosion of metals and alloys.

The main focus of this Special Issue on “Ecofriendly inhibitors to mitigate the corrosion of metals and alloys” is to provide and publish state-of-the-art and recent developments in the areas of construction and the marine, pickling and chemical industries. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Petroleum;
The pickling industries;
Chemical engineering;
Building and construction;
Marine corrosion;
Material science and technology;
Chemical industries;
The oil and gas sector.

I would like to invite you with great pleasure to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications and reviews are all welcome.

I would also like to acknowledge, firstly, the authors who will write the articles that will form this new Special Issue. In addition, I would like to acknowledge the reviewers of the articles, who will carry out their work to help to maintain a high scientific level for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Han-Seung Lee
Dr. Jitendra Kumar Singh
Dr. Soumen Mandal
Guest Editors

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