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  • Cover; Rare Earth-based Corrosion Inhibitors; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Metals and Surface Engineering; 1 The chemistry of rare earth metals, compounds, and corrosion inhibitors; 1.1 Introduction: the need to replace chromate; 1.2 Rare earth elements and their place in the Periodic Table; 1.3 Discovery, location and abundance of rare earths; 1.4 Uses of the rare earths; 1.5 General chemistry properties of rare earth elements and compounds; 1.6 Rare earth corrosion inhibitors: carboxylate complexes.
  • 1.7 Strategies to model corrosion protection mechanisms1.8 Future trends; 1.9 Acknowledgement; 1.10 References; 2 Testing and analysis techniques in rare earth inhibitor research; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Identification and simulation of corrosion and inhibition mechanisms; 2.3 Non-electrochemical and electrochemical corrosion testing and analysis techniques; 2.4 Probe techniques for localized corrosion inhibitor research; 2.5 Using electrochemical and surface analytical techniques to evaluate corrosion protection by rare earth metal (REM) compounds.
  • 2.6 Evaluating the corrosion protection of aluminum and its alloys using REM compounds2.7 Evaluating the corrosion protection of zinc, zinc alloys and galvanized steel using REM compounds; 2.8 Evaluating the corrosion protection of magnesium and magnesium alloys using REM compounds; 2.9 Evaluating the corrosion protection of steel and stainless steels using REM compounds; 2.10 Conclusions; 2.11 References; 3 Corrosion inhibition with rare earth metal compounds in aqueous solutions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Corrosion inhibitors: the new role of green chemistry.
  • 3.3 Rare earths as corrosion inhibitors in aqueous systems3.4 Mechanisms of formation of the layer; 3.5 Special cases of inhibition by rare earth compounds: mechanically assisted corrosion; 3.6 Future trends; 3.7 References; 4 Multifunctional rare earth organic corrosion inhibitors; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Corrosion inhibitor technologies; 4.3 Types and performance of multifunctional inhibitors; 4.4 Multifunctional inhibitors for steel; 4.5 Multifunctional inhibitors for aluminium alloys and other metals and alloys.
  • 4.6 Advantages and limitations of using multifunctional rare earth organic inhibitors for corrosion protection4.7 Future trends; 4.8 References; 5 Anodized anti-corrosion coatings for aluminium using rare earth metals; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fundamentals of anodizing of aluminium; 5.3 Anodizing technology; 5.4 Corrosion protection by rare earth species; 5.5 Summary; 5.6 References; 6 Corrosion-resistant polymer coatings containing rare earth compounds ; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Rare earth compounds as replacements of chromate compounds in polymer coatings.