Dear Colleagues,

Corrosion often refers to the destruction of structural materials (mainly metals and alloys) in the environment, which is usually spontaneous; therefore, corrosion is a global problem and a trending topic for innovative research. It not only leads to a significant reduction in the service life of metallic materials, which cost a lot to replace, but also to reasonable measures being taken—with corresponding costs to pay—to prevent metal corrosion. Moreover, the corrosion of metals may lead to disastrous consequences, causing huge economic losses, casualties, environmental pollution, and ecological damage. These are contrary to the requirements of sustainable development. In particular, sustainable development has become the theme of the development of the times and has been widely focused on by the government, enterprises, and scientific and technological workers. A global transition towards more sustainable, affordable, and reliable energy systems is being stimulated by the Paris Agreement and the United Nation's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Therefore, how to take reasonable measures to prevent corrosion, prolong the service life of metallic materials and ensure the safe operation of equipment, as well as the economic polarity and environmental friendliness of these measures, have become a problem and challenge that corrosion science must face in the field of sustainable development, and have become hot issues in corrosion science research.

This Special Issue aims to create awareness of corrosion, its mitigation using sustainable materials, and green chemistry approaches for metal protection in different corrosive environments. Fundamental, interdisciplinary, experimental, and empirical modeling of sustainable materials and machine learning predictions are welcome. We encourage academic and industry researchers to submit high-quality, original manuscripts and review/critical perspectives on the following topics for sustainability and productivity:

• Corrosion inhibitor formulation using sustainable materials and approaches;
• Experimental and theoretical modeling in corrosion inhibition studies;
• Critical review and future perspectives on sustainable corrosion inhibitors;
• Reasonable application and long-term protection of metallic materials;
• Research and development of corrosion resistant metallic materials;
• Corrosion cost analysis with statistical optimization.

Prof. Dr. Lei Guo
Prof. Dr. Xingwen Zheng
Dr. Valentine Chikaodili Anadebe
Dr. Vitalis Ikenna Chukwuike
Guest Editors

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