The inhibition science is based on the better knowledge of the system:

Metal / electrolyte /inhibitor.

According to this suggestion some theories on corrosion inhibition, based on increases in hydrogen overvoltage, in ohmic resistance and on non specific adsorption are reviewed.

The adsorption processes at the interface are reviewed in relation to corrosion inhibition phenomena. The importance of the correlations between molecular structure characteristics and inhibiting efficiency of organic compounds is analyzed.

Finally, the role of the metal in inhibition processes, mainly for what concerns its nature, surface charge, bare or oxide-covered surface and semiconducting properties of surface products, is reviewed.

Subject
Acids, Acid inhibitors, Water, Ions, Metal surfaces, Adsorption, Iron, Solutions, Chemical inhibition, Metals, Corrosion inhibitors, Cathodic inhibitors, Anodic inhibitors
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1989
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