Rare Earth-Based Corrosion Inhibitors

1. The chemistry of rare earth metals, compounds, and corrosion inhibitors

• Abstract:
• 1.1 Introduction: the need to replace chromate
• 1.2 Rare earth elements and their place in the Periodic Table
• 1.3 Discovery, location and abundance of rare earths
• 1.4 Uses of the rare earths
• 1.5 General chemistry properties of rare earth elements and compounds
• 1.6 Rare earth corrosion inhibitors: carboxylate complexes
• 1.7 Strategies to model corrosion protection mechanisms
• 1.8 Future trends
• 1.9 Acknowledgement
• 1.10 References

2. Testing and analysis techniques in rare earth inhibitor research

• Abstract:
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Identification and simulation of corrosion and inhibition mechanisms
• 2.3 Non-electrochemical and electrochemical corrosion testing and analysis techniques
• 2.4 Probe techniques for localized corrosion inhibitor research
• 2.5 Using electrochemical and surface analytical techniques to evaluate corrosion protection by rare earth metal (REM) compounds
• 2.6 Evaluating the corrosion protection of aluminum and its alloys using REM compounds
• 2.7 Evaluating the corrosion protection of zinc, zinc alloys and galvanized steel using REM compounds
• 2.8 Evaluating the corrosion protection of magnesium and magnesium alloys using REM compounds
• 2.9 Evaluating the corrosion protection of steel and stainless steels using REM compounds
• 2.11 Conclusions
• 2.11 References

3. Corrosion inhibition with rare earth metal compounds in aqueous solutions

• Abstract:
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Corrosion inhibitors: the new role of green chemistry
• 3.3 Rare earths as corrosion inhibitors in aqueous systems
• 3.4 Mechanisms of formation of the layer
• 3.5 Special cases of inhibition by rare earth compounds: mechanically assisted corrosion
• 3.6 Future trends
• 3.7 References

4. Multifunctional rare earth organic corrosion inhibitors

• Abstract:
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Corrosion inhibitor technologies
• 4.3 Types and performance of multifunctional inhibitors
• 4.4 Multifunctional inhibitors for steel
• 4.5 Multifunctional inhibitors for aluminium alloys and other metals and alloys
• 4.6 Advantages and limitations of using multifunctional rare earth organic inhibitors for corrosion protection
• 4.7 Future trends
• 4.8 References

5. Anodized anti-corrosion coatings for aluminium using rare earth metals

• Abstract:
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Fundamentals of anodizing of aluminium
• 5.3 Anodizing technology
• 5.4 Corrosion protection by rare earth species
• 5.5 Summary
• 5.6 References

6. Corrosion-resistant polymer coatings containing rare earth compounds

• Abstract:
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Rare earth compounds as replacements of chromate compounds in polymer coatings
• 6.3 Using cerium-based inhibitors in eCoat paints
• 6.4 Praseodymium-based inhibitors in epoxy polyamide primers
• 6.5 Future trends
• 6.6 Acknowledgements
• 6.7 References

7. Coatings for corrosion prevention based on rare earths

• Abstract:
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Rare earth metal (REM) aqueous chemistry
• 7.3 Characterization of rare earth corrosion inhibition mechanisms
• 7.4 The development of REM containing coatings for aluminium
• 7.5 Conversion coating processes
• 7.6 Sol-gel coating processes
• 7.7 Boehmite formation in solutions containing rare earths
• 7.8 Surface cleaning processes and coating effectiveness
• 7.9 Performance testing
• 7.10 Coatings for metals other than aluminium
• 7.11 Summary
• 7.12 References

8. Novel and self-healing anticorrosion coatings using rare earth compounds

• Abstract:
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Types of self-healing coating
• 8.3 Hybrid coatings containing rare earth (RE) compounds: sol-gel coatings
• 8.4 Hybrid coatings containing RE compounds: sol-gel coatings modified by soluble RE inhibitors
• 8.5 Hybrid coatings containing RE compounds: RE inhibitors in nanoreservoirs
• 8.6 Hybrid coatings containing RE compounds: nanocarriers with immobilized RE-based inhibitors
• 8.7 RE-doped organic coatings
• 8.8 RE-containing metallic coatings
• 8.9 Summary
• 8.10 References

9. Tunable multifunctional corrosion-resistant metallic coatings containing rare earth elements

• Abstract:
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Corrosion protection mechanisms by passive films and coatings
• 9.3 Sacrificial anode-based cathodic protection versus active corrosion inhibition
• 9.4 Long-range corrosion protection of coating defects
• 9.5 One vision for new coatings with multiple, tunable functions
• 9.6 Materials and fabrication of tunable amorphous metallic coatings
• 9.7 Tunable barrier properties in multifunctional amorphous Al-TM-RE coatings
• 9.8 Tunable sacrificial anode-based cathodic protection in Al-TM-RE coatings
• 9.9 On-demand active-corrosion inhibition based on tunable Al-TM-RE alloy coatings
• 9.10 Summary
• 9.11 Acknowledgements
• 9.12 References

10. The cost and availability of rare earth-based corrosion inhibitors

• Abstract:
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 The rare earth elements
• 10.3 Abundance
• 10.4 Mineralogy and mining
• 10.5 Rare earth availability
• 10.6 Uses
• 10.7 Potential demand for rare earth and other inhibitors
• 10.8 Health and environment issues
• 10.9 Summary
• 10.10 References