Smart Anticorrosive Materials

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. Vandana Srivastava is a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi-221005, India. Her research areas include Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Immunochemistry and Tribology. She has attended various national and international conferences and seminars as an invited speaker. She has received various awards for her academic achievements and is also a member of editorial boards of several journals. She has successfully guided many PhD students. Taiwo W. Quadri is a research scholar in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa. His research interest is development of effective anticorrosive materials for metallic corrosion control in various aggressive media. He has published various research articles in peer-reviewed international journals. He has also received several awards. He is a member of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Eno E. Ebenso, PhD is a Full Professor in the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa. His research is focused on inhibition of metallic corrosion inhibition using synthetic and natural corrosion inhibitors. Prof. Ebenso is author of more than 450 articles in peer-reviewed journals of Elsevier, Royal Society of Chemistry, Wiley and Springer etc. Prof. Ebenso has received several national and international awards for his academic achievements, and he is a member of editorial boards of several journals. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

• Section 1: Basics of corrosion and nanomaterials1. An overview of Corrosion2. Nanomaterials3. Nanocomposites4. Corrosion monitoring of nanocomposites coatingsSection 2. Organic nanomaterials as anticorrosive materials5. Production and corrosion protection properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)6. Fullerenes as anticorrosive coating materials7. Synthesis and anticorrosive application of graphene and graphene-based materials8. Corrosion protection properties of nanocontainers9. Carbon dots for active corrosion protection of industrial metalSection 3. Inorganic nanomaterials as anticorrosive coatings10. Corrosion resistance of gold and gold oxides nanomaterials11. Corrosion protection properties of iron oxides nanomaterials for industrial metals12. Anticorrosive properties of copper oxide in aggressive media13. Development of titanium oxides as anticorrosive coatings for corrosion protection14. Preparation and characterization of zinc oxides as anticorrosive materialsSection 4. Hybrid nanocomposites as anticorrosive materials15. Organic-organic mixed nanocomposites as anticorrosive coatings16. Organic-inorganic mixed nanocomposites as corrosion protection coatings17. Inorganic-inorganic mixed nanocomposites as anticorrosive coatingsSection 5: Environmentaly friendly aspects of corrosion inhibition18. Economics and commercialization of anticorrosive nanomaterials19. Toxicological and safety risk prospects of anticorrosive nanomaterials20. Environmentally responsible and sustainable polymer nanocomposites as anticorrosive coatings21. Green nanomaterials and their anti-corrosive properties