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Surfactant as an anti-corrosive agent: a review

  • Aniruddha Pal

    Aniruddha Pal was born in Burdwan, India. He pursued her M.Sc. from Burdwan University, India, and is currently working as a JRF at the department of chemistry, Burdwan University, WB, India.

    , Ratan Sarkar

    Ratan Sarkar was born in Burdwan, India. He pursued her M.Sc. from Burdwan University, India and is currently working as a JRF at the department of chemistry, Burdwan University, WB, India.

    , Kripasindhu Karmakar

    Kripasindhu Karmakar was born in West Bengal, India. He is currently working as a JRF at the department of chemistry, Burdwan University, WB, India.

    , Monohar Hossain Mondal ORCID logo EMAIL logo and Bidyut Saha

    Bidyut Saha was born in Birbhum, WB, India, in 1975. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Visva Bharati University, India, in 2007. He was a visiting scientist between 2009 and 2010 in the Department of Chemistry, UBC, Vancouver, Canada. Dr Saha is presently working as the HoD and Professor in the Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, India. His area of interests is bioremediation of toxic metals, micellar catalysis and inorganic reaction mechanisms. He has published more than 140 articles and book chapters in international journals.

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Abstract

Metal corrosion has always been a serious problem in industry. There has always been a need to increase the number of possible, cost-effective corrosion inhibitors. However, many commercially available corrosion inhibitors have both high efficiency and high toxicity, which has led environmental authorities to ban their use. As a result, there is growing interest in scientific research into the use of environmentally friendly compounds. Surfactants and biocompatible corrosion inhibitors are special types of chemicals suitable for long-term industrial use. Molecules with unique hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties can be used in a wide range of applications to solve solubilisation problems and improve extraction processes. The use of surfactant-based products to prevent corrosion on metallic surfaces is a new approach in the field of chemical science. This review article addresses the mechanism of corrosion on metal surfaces and discusses in detail the use of environmentally friendly, cost-effective and readily available surfactants as corrosion inhibitors. The properties and applications of different types of surfactants are also discussed.


Corresponding authors: Bidyut Saha, Department of Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan 713104, WB, India, E-mail: ; and Monohar Hossain Mondal, Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Government General Degree College, Singur, Hooghly 712409, WB, India, E-mail:

About the authors

Aniruddha Pal

Aniruddha Pal was born in Burdwan, India. He pursued her M.Sc. from Burdwan University, India, and is currently working as a JRF at the department of chemistry, Burdwan University, WB, India.

Ratan Sarkar

Ratan Sarkar was born in Burdwan, India. He pursued her M.Sc. from Burdwan University, India and is currently working as a JRF at the department of chemistry, Burdwan University, WB, India.

Kripasindhu Karmakar

Kripasindhu Karmakar was born in West Bengal, India. He is currently working as a JRF at the department of chemistry, Burdwan University, WB, India.

Bidyut Saha

Bidyut Saha was born in Birbhum, WB, India, in 1975. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Visva Bharati University, India, in 2007. He was a visiting scientist between 2009 and 2010 in the Department of Chemistry, UBC, Vancouver, Canada. Dr Saha is presently working as the HoD and Professor in the Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, India. His area of interests is bioremediation of toxic metals, micellar catalysis and inorganic reaction mechanisms. He has published more than 140 articles and book chapters in international journals.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

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  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2022-03-09
Accepted: 2022-04-25
Published Online: 2022-06-29
Published in Print: 2022-09-27

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