Published November 15, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

The application of neutron reflectometry and atomic force microscopy in the study of corrosion inhibitor films

  • 1. Western Australian Corrosion Research Group, School, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia 6845 (Australia)
  • 2. School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia)
  • 3. Western Australian Corrosion Research Group, School, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia 6845 (Australia): School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia)

Description

Corrosion inhibitor molecules function by adsorbing to a steel surface and thus prevent oxidation of the metal. The interfacial structures formed by a range of corrosion inhibitor molecules have been investigated by in situ measurements based on atomic force microscopy and neutron reflectometry. Inhibitors investigated include molecules cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPC), dodecyl pyridinium chloride (DPC), 1-hydroxyethyl-2-oleic imidazoline (OHEI) and cetyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (CDMBAC). This has shown that the inhibitor molecules adsorb onto a surface in micellar structures. Corrosion measurements confirmed that maximum inhibition efficiency coincides with the solution critical micelle concentration

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2006.05.213;
PII
S0921-4526(06)01107-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
385-386
Journal Page Range
p. 924-926
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

Conference

Title
8. international conference on neutron scattering
Dates
27 Nov - 2 Dec 2005
Place
Sydney (Australia)

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.