Grafted Biopolymers as Corrosion Inhibitors

10 Experimental and Computational Methods of Corrosion AssessmentRecent Updates on Concluding Remarks

Vandana Saraswat¹, Tarun K. Sarkar², and Mahendra Yadav³

¹ Department of Chemistry, University Institute of Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali-140301, India² Department of Chemistry, IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh-24410, India³ Indian Institute of technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad-826004, India

10.1 Introduction

Corrosion is a natural phenomenon that relates to the gradual deterioration of metallic structures due to gradual interaction with the environment. It is a surface phenomenon that occurs due to chemical and biochemical interactions and has burdened the industrial sector since metals became a centerpiece of manufacturing in the industrial revolution. Much industrialization has occurred since then and the economic loss due to corrosion has also increased impeccably. The study of metallic corrosion hence gained much importance to both industrial and academic sectors. The corrosion study of an alloy not only provides valuable insight into its performance but also generates important data about the measures adopted to prevent corrosion. This chapter presents a detailed insight into several methodologies adopted to study the corrosion of metallic samples. The chapter explains the chemical, electrochemical, surface, and quantum chemical methodologies adopted to analyze the corrosion of metal.

The chemical methodologies of corrosion study can be summarized ...