Corrosion Protection at the Nanoscale

Corrosion Protection at the Nanoscale explores fundamental concepts on how metals can be protected at the nanoscale by using both nanomaterials-based solutions, including nanoalloys, noninhibitors and nanocoatings. It is an important reference resource for both materials scientists and engineers wanting to find ways to create an efficient corrosion prevention strategy. Nanostructure materials have been widely used in many products, such as print electronics, contact, interconnection, implant, nanosensors and display units to lessen the impact of corrosion. Traditional methods for protection of metals include various techniques, such as coatings, inhibitors, electrochemical methods (anodic and cathodic protections), metallurgical design are covered in this book.

Nanomaterials-based protective methods can offer many advantages over their traditional counterparts, such as protection for early-stage, higher corrosion resistance, better corrosion control. This book also outlines these advantages and discusses the challenges of implementing nanomaterials as corrosion protection agents on a wide scale.

Explains the main methods of detection, monitoring, testing, measurement and simulation of corrosion at the nanoscaleExplores how metals can be protected at the nanoscale using nanotechnology and nanomaterialsDiscusses the major challenges of detecting and preventing corrosion at the nanoscale

PART 1: CORROSION AND PROTECTION AT NANOSCALE 1. Corrosion protection at nanoscale: An introduction 2. Mathematical modelling and simulation of corrosion at nanoscale: 3. Nanostructured metals and alloys with low melting point 4. Nanocontainer loaded with pH indicator phenolphthalein for corrosion sensing application 5. Methods for testing and measurement of metal corrosion at nanoscale 6. Methods for fabrication of nanocoatings

PART 2: PROTECTION OF METAL USING NANOSTRUCTURED ALLOYS 7. Corrosion resistance of nanostructured metals and alloys 8. Nanostructured alloys: Preparation, characterization and anticorrosion property 9. Iron based nanostructured alloys 10. Nickel based bimetallic nanostructured alloys 11. Current industrial application and future perspectives

PART 3: PROTECTION OF METAL USING NANOINHIBITORS 12. Metal/metal oxide nanoparticles as corrosion inhibitors 13. Corrosion inhibitor loaded smart nanocontainers 14. pH-responsive controlled release of corrosion inhibitor from nanocarriers (nanocapsules) 15. Current industrial application and future perspectives

PART 4: PROTECTION OF METAL USING NANOCOATINGS 16. Nanocoatings for anticorrosion:  An introduction 17. Polymeric nanocomposite coatings 18. Metallic nanocomposite coatings 19. Ceramic nanocomposite coatings 20. Current industrial application and future perspectives

PART 5: ELECTROCHEMICAL CATHODIC PROTECTION USING NANOGENERATORS 21. (Numerical) Nanoscale simulation of cathodic protection 22. Electrochemical cathodic protection powered by triboelectric nanogenerator 23. Self-powered cathodic protection based on the hybrid nanogenerators (by simultaneously harvesting thermal and mechanical energies) 24. Current industrial application and future perspectives

PART 6: CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 25. Current industrial scale up application 26. Future scope