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Corrosion inhibition with bilayer-forming surfactants

US5456767A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1993
Grant dateOct 10, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K8/54
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for inhibiting corrosion of a metal surface in a liquid medium is described. The method comprises incorporating into the medium a corrosion inhibiting amount of a combination of a surfactant that forms a bilayer on the metal surface in the fluid and a corrosion inhibitor that solubilizes in the medium in the presence of the surfactant. The amount of surfactant is sufficient to produce a bilayer on the metal surface in the medium. The combination is a. an anionic surfactant that forms a bilayer on the metal surface and a cationic corrosion inhibitor; b. a cationic surfactant that forms a bilayer on the metal surface and an anionic corrosion inhibitor; c. an ionic surfactant that forms a bilayer on the metal surface and an ionic corrosion inhibitor having a pendent, generally straight chain hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon moiety of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms; or d. an ionic surfactant that forms a bilayer on the metal surface and a non-ionic corrosion inhibitor. Related compositions and methods are also disclosed.

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