Investigation and Optimisation of Corrosion Inhibitor Mixtures for Steel Protection

Relating to the performance investigation of various inhibitors, and combinations thereof, for steel protection. Tasks to be conducted and reported on include: • Attempt to optimize corrosion inhibitor ratios • Investigate inhibitor substitution • Evaluate performance of optimized inhibitor ratios on different steel classes by electrochemistry • Investigate the thin inhibitor films formed by XPS • Synthesize the mixture of relevant compounds by direct melt synthesis Monash staff member, Jamie Hicks, will be directed by Dr. Paul White of CSIRO Manufacturing,