Review of corrosive environments for copper and its corrosion inhibitors

Assurance requirements were included in the disposal regulations to compensate in a qualitative manner for the inherent uncertainties in projecting the behavior of natural and engineered components of the WIPP for many thousands of years (50 FR 38072). Section 194.42 is one of the six assurance requirements in the Compliance Criteria. Section 194.42 specifically addresses requirements for monitoring the disposal system during preand post-closure operations. This requirement distinguishes between preand post-closure monitoring because of the differences in monitoring techniques used to access the repository during operations (pre­ closure) and after the repository has been backfilled and sealed (post-closure). The purpose of monitoring is to confirm that the repository is behaving as predicted.

https://repository.kallipos.gr/bitstream/11419/859/1/02_chapter_A1.pdf

Monitoring στη ΜΕΘ

The unavailability of clean drinking water is one of the significant health issues in modern times. Industrial dyes are one of the dominant chemicals that make water unfit for drinking. Among these dyes, methylene blue (MB) is toxic, carcinogenic, and non-biodegradable and can cause a severe threat to human health and environmental safety. It is usually released in natural water sources, which becomes a health threat to human beings and living organisms. Hence, there is a need to develop an environmentally friendly, efficient technology for removing MB from wastewater. Photodegradation is an advanced oxidation process widely used for MB removal. It has the advantages of complete mineralization of dye into simple and nontoxic species with the potential to decrease the processing cost. This review provides a tutorial basis for the readers working in the dye degradation research area. We not only covered the basic principles of the process but also provided a wide range of previously published work on advanced photocatalytic systems (single-component and multi-component photocatalysts). Our study has focused on critical parameters that can affect the photodegradation rate of MB, such as photocatalyst type and loading, irradiation reaction time, pH of reaction media, initial concentration of dye, radical scavengers and oxidising agents. The photodegradation mechanism, reaction pathways, intermediate products, and final products of MB are also summarized. An overview of the future perspectives to utilize MB at an industrial scale is also provided. This paper identifies strategies for the development of effective MB photodegradation systems.

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/2/242/pdf?version=1642404093

Review on Methylene Blue: Its Properties, Uses, Toxicity and Photodegradation

The oxidation processes of Fe(II) hydroxo-complexes to α-, β-, γ-, and δ-FeOOH and Fe3O4, which are important atmospheric products of steels, and the effect of Cu2+, PO43− ion on the oxidation of the Fe(II) hydroxo-complexes in aqueous solutions have been investigated. The mechanism of atmospheric rusting deduced from the results obtained in the present investigation has been used to explain the difference in behaviour between ordinary mild steels and low alloy steels during atmospheric exposure. It is concluded that Fe(II) complexes are transformed to amorphous δ-FeOOH by the catalytic effect of Cu and P present in steels. The amorphous δ-FeOOH forms a compact rust layer that enhances corrosion resistance of the steel.

The Mechanism of Atmospheric Rusting and the Effect of Cu and P on the Rust Formation of Low Alloy Steels

Amino acids and their derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for metals and alloys

Herein, a simple approach based on tailoring the surface charge of nanoparticles, NPs, during the preparation to boost the electrostatic attraction between NPs and the organic pollutant was investigated. In this study, chargeable titania nanoparticles (TiΟ2 NPs) were synthesized via a hydrothermal route under different pH conditions (pH = 1.6, 7.0 and 10). The prepared TiΟ2 NPs were fully characterized via various techniques including; transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption/desorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The influence of the preparation pH on the particle size, surface area and band gap was investigated and showed pH-dependent behavior. The results revealed that upon increasing the pH value, the particle size decreases and lead to larger surface area with less particles agglomeration. Additionally, the effect of pH on the surface charge was monitored by XPS to determine the amount of hydroxyl groups on the TiO2 NPs surface. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity of the prepared TiΟ2 NPs towards methylene blue (MB) photodegradation was manifested. The variation in the preparation pH affected the point of zero charge (pHPZC) of TiO2 NPs, subsequently, different photocatalytic activities based on electrostatic interactions were observed. The optimum efficiency obtained was 97% at a degradation rate of 0.018 min−1 using TiO2 NPs prepared at pH 10.

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The effect of surface charge on photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using chargeable titania nanoparticles.

Potential use of smart coatings for corrosion protection of metals and alloys: A review

A continuing challenge in materials design is the achievement of high operational efficiency through improvements in performance criterion, particularly its service life-time characteristics. Benzotriazole (BTAH) has now been in use for many years for the protection of copper and copper alloys against various forms of corrosion. In this review, the chemistry of BTAH and theories regarding its mode of action are summarized. Also, a survey of the reported work in both clean and polluted environments is documented. More interestingly, the adverse effect of BTAH on the corrosion of Cu and Cu alloys in sulfide polluted environments is introduced.

A review of the effects of benzotriazole on the corrosion of copper and copper alloys in clean and polluted environments

In this investigation, well defined mesoporous zirconia nanoparticles (ZrO2 NPs) with cubic, tetragonal or monoclinic pure phase were synthesized via thermal recovery (in air) from chitosan (CS)- or polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-ZrOx hybrid films, prepared using sol–gel processing. This facile preparative method was found to lead to an almost quantitative recovery of the ZrOx content of the film in the form of ZrO2 NPs. Impacts of the thermal recovery temperature (450, 800 and 1100 °C) and polymer type (natural bio-waste CS or synthetic PVA) used in fabricating the organic/inorganic hybrid films on bulk and surface characteristics of the recovered NPs were probed by means of X-ray diffractometry and photoelectron spectroscopy, FT-IR and Laser Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron and atomic force microscopy, and N2 sorptiometry. Results obtained showed that the method applied facilates control over the size (6–30 nm) and shape (from loose cubes to agglomerates) of the recovered NPs and, hence, the bulk crystalline phase composition and the surface area (144–52 m2/g) and mesopore size (23–10 nm) and volume (0.31–0.11 cm3/g) of the resulting zirconias.

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Ahmed Abdel Nazeer

Papers

The effect of surface charge on photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using chargeable titania nanoparticles.

Potential use of smart coatings for corrosion protection of metals and alloys: A review

A review of the effects of benzotriazole on the corrosion of copper and copper alloys in clean and polluted environments

Controlled Synthesis of ZrO 2 Nanoparticles with Tailored Size, Morphology and Crystal Phases via Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Films

Controlling of mild-steel corrosion in acidic solution using environmentally friendly ionic liquid inhibitors: Effect of alkyl chain