Eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors: The inhibitive action of Delonix Regia extract for the corrosion of aluminium in acidic media

Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 219-224

  Abiola, O K ^a   Oforka, N C ^b   Ebenso, E E ^c   Nwinuka, N M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acids; Corrosion inhibitors; Non ferrous metals

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ALUMINUM; CORROSION RATE; HYDROGEN; SOLUTIONS;

INHIBITOR MOLECULES; NON-FERROUS METALS; SURFACE COATINGS;

CORROSION INHIBITORS;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ALUMINUM; CORROSION INHIBITORS; CORROSION RATE; HYDROGEN; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 34250830556     PISSN: 00035599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00035590710762357     Document Type: Article

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