Smart Anticorrosive Materials

Book excerpt: Smart Anticorrosive Materials: Trends and Opportunities covers new developments in nanoscale coatings and their current applications. The book addresses fundamental characteristics, synthesis, inhibition mechanisms and applications of green nanomaterials for educational (academic) as well as industrial purposes and provides a chronological overview of the growth of the field. The book concludes with discussions about commercialization, economics and environmental considerations. This will be an indispensable reference for scholars, chemical engineers, chemists and materials scientists working in R&D and academia who want to understand corrosion systems and modern advancements on smart coatings. - Presents current research and the latest developments in corrosion protection and future opportunities, along with anticorrosive effects of nanomaterials and nanocomposites - Focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanocomposites coatings for industry-oriented practices, including current challenges during manufacturing - Includes websites of interest and information the about latest research