Handbook of Science & Engineering of Green Corrosion Inhibitors

Chandrabhan Verma, PhD, works at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS). His research interests mainly focus on the synthesis and design of environment-friendly corrosion inhibitors used for several industrial applications. Dr. Verma received his PhD degree from the Department of Chemistry at IIT?BHU, Varanasi, India and MSc degree in organic chemistry (Gold Medalist). Dr. Verma is the author of several research and review articles in peer-reviewed international journals. He has also received several national and international awards for his academic achievements.

• SECTION 1 Overview of Corrosion and Green Corrosion Inhibitors1. Corrosion: Basics and adverse effects2. Forms of Corrosion3. Basics and theories of corrosion: Thermodynamics and electrochemistry4. Concept of green chemistry in corrosion science5. Classification of corrosion inhibitorsSECTION 2 Corrosion Environments6. Corrosion and corrosion inhibition in acidic electrolytes 7. Corrosion and corrosion inhibition in alkaline electrolytes8. Corrosion and corrosion inhibition in neutral electrolytes9. Corrosion and corrosion inhibition in sweet and sour environments SECTION 3 Corrosion Investigation: Analysis and Assessment10. Weight loss method of corrosion assessment11. Electrochemical methods of corrosion assessment 12. Computational methods of corrosion assessment SECTION 4 Synthetic Green Corrosion Inhibitors13. Ionic liquids as green corrosion inhibitors14. Green corrosion inhibitors from one step multicomponent reactions15. Green corrosion inhibitors from microwave and ultrasound irradiations 16. Green corrosion inhibitors using environmental friendly solventsSECTION 5 Natural Green Corrosion Inhibitors17. Plant extracts as green corrosion inhibitors 18. Chemical medicines (drugs) as green corrosion inhibitors 19. Natural polymers as green corrosion inhibitors20. Carbohydrates as green corrosion inhibitors21. Amino acids (AAs) as green corrosion inhibitors22. Oleochemicals as corrosion inhibitors SECTION 6 Emerging Trends in Corrosion Protection23. High temperature corrosion and corrosion inhibitors24. Nanomaterials as corrosion inhibitors