Book description
A book to cover developments in corrosion inhibitors is long overdue.
This has been addressed by Dr Sastri in a book which presents
fundamental aspects of corrosion inhibition, historical developments and
the industrial applications of inhibitors. The book deals with the
electrochemical principles and chemical aspects of corrosion inhibition,
such as stability of metal complexes, the Hammett equation, hard and
soft acid and base principle, quantum chemical aspects and Hansch' s
model and also with the various surface analysis techniques, e. g. XPS,
Auger, SIMS and Raman spectroscopy, that are used in industry for
corrosion inhibition. The applications of corrosion inhibition are wide
ranging. Examples given in this book include: oil and gas wells,
petrochemical plants, steel reinforced cement, water cooling systems,
and many more. The final chapters discuss economic and environmental
considerations which are now of prime importance. The book is written
for researchers in academia and industry, practicing corrosion engineers
and students of materials science, engineering and applied chemistry.
V. S. Vedula Sastri, PhD, has over thirty-five years of experience in
corrosion and chemical processes. Since 1994, he has been a consultant
for Sai Ram Consultants. Dr. Sastri has written five books,
approximately 150 papers in scientific journals, and has edited
proceedings for five international conferences of the Metallurgical
Society of CIM.
