Method of inhibiting corrosion using cations

US4474607A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. · GB

Inventors

• Brian Peter Forsyth Goldie
• John J. McCarroll · Camberley, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 10, 1983
• Grant date: Oct 2, 1984
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C01P2006/80
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A corrosion inhibitor comprises particles of an inorganic oxide having cations of yttrium or cations of one or more metals of the lanthanide group chemically bound to the particles by ion-exchange. The cations are released by ion-exchange with other cations and not by the water solubility of the corrosion inhibitor. The corrosion inhibiting particles may be prepared by contacting particles of the inorganic oxide with an aqueous solution containing the required cations. Alternatively, the particles of the inorganic oxide may be contacted with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal so that alkali metal ions are exchanged onto the surface of the oxide and then contacting the alkali metal exchanged oxide with a solution of the required cations so that the required cations replace the alkali metal cations. The corrosion inhibiting particles may be incorporated into protective coatings e.g. paints based on epoxy resins, alkyd resins, vinyl resins or chlorinated rubbers in amounts up to 80% wt. based on the dry film weight of the coating.