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Corrosion control can prevent contamination of water supplies and ensure the safety of infrastructure vital for public health (SDG 3). Clean Water and Sanitation - Corrosion control helps maintain the integrity of water distribution systems, reducing leaks and contamination risks (SDG 6). Corrosion control contributes to the maintenance and sustainability of urban infrastructure, ensuring safe and resilient cities (SDG 11). By reducing the need for frequent repairs and replacements due to corrosion, effective corrosion control practices can help minimize the environmental impact associated with resource-intensive infrastructure maintenance (SDG 13).

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Description of Subtheme:

One of the hot topics under research has to deal with corrosion. Corrosion is a serious industrial problem that has attracted many investigators in recent years because it contributes to the depletion of our natural reserves of materials and energy. Thus, it becomes vital to have efficient utilization of existing raw materials and optimum conservation of fabricated structural metals. In addition, the disintegration of metallic objects in aggressive corrosive environments can lead to failure of machinery and breakdown of construction assemblies thus putting human life at high risk. An increased usage of metals especially steel and its alloys within all fields of technology made it necessary to devote more research efforts to their metallic corrosion and its prevention. Since it is difficult to control the demand for metals, corrosion at least must be minimized. Different methods commonly used to control corrosion such as materials selection, protective coatings, cathodic protection and usage of inhibitors.

Research in corrosion control covers diverse areas such as corrosion mechanisms, material selection, protective coatings, inhibitors, monitoring techniques, and corrosion-resistant alloys. The goal is to develop strategies and technologies that extend material lifespan, enhance reliability, improve safety, and lower economic and environmental impacts associated with corrosion-related issues.

The aim of the research under the corrosion control subtheme aims at evaluating the inhibitory effect of some organic compounds, plant extracts, and nanomaterials on the corrosion and scale formation in different media. Other studies focus on the use of coatings to minimize corrosion. The corrosion protection team at BAU plan to perform studies in the field of inhibitors for protection of metals and alloys, as well as investigation of the corrosion behavior of nanoparticles and using plant extracts as environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors.

Prominent Research:

  • El Sayed, M. Y.; Abdallah, A. M.; Adnan, R.; Noun, M.; El Ghouch, N.; Awad, R.Steel Anti-Corrosion Behavior for Pure and Mg-doped CuO Nanoparticles in Different Media: Raman, Potentiodynamic Polarization and Electrochemical Impedance Analysis. Journal of Bio- and Tribo- Corrosion 2024, 10, 4.
  • Hamze, Z., Faraj, M., Mhanna, R., El-Dakdouki, M.H. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Citrus aurantium peels extract as sustainable inhibitor to attenuate acid corrosion of mild steel. Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion, 2024, Accepted.
  • Kilo, M., Saad, I., Younes, G., & El-Dakdouki, M. H. (2024). Corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in acidic solutions using Phaseolus vulgaris L. extract as a green inhibitor. Moroccan Journal of Chemistry, 12(2), 473-492.
  • Joumaa, C., Saad, I., & Younes, G. (2024). Effect of diesel-biodiesel-ethanol mixtures on corrosion rate of various metals in the presence of tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ). Química Nova, 47, e-20230083.
  • Khaled, R., Abdel-Gaber, A., Rahal, H., & Awad, R. (2020). Static and electrochemical performance of ecofriendly extract as antiscalant and corrosion inhibitor in desalination plants. Desalination and Water Treatment., 180, 117-125.
  • Saad, I. R., Abdel-Gaber, A. M., Younes, G. O., & Nsouli, B. (2018). Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Acidic Solutions Using 1, 2, 4-Triazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidine. Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry, 91, 245-252.
  • Saad, I. R., Abdel-Gaber, A. M., Younes, G. O., & Nsouli, B. (2018). Thiourea and N-methylthiourea as corrosion inhibitors for steel in phosphoric acid. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 18, 1293-1299.