Retraction of: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99700-3, published online 12 October 2021
The Editors have retracted this Article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding similarities between this Article and previous works from the same Authors.
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The Authors did not respond to the requests for clarifications. The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the presented data.
Safaa Eldin H. Etaiw agrees with the retraction and its wording. Abd El-Aziz S. Fouda did not respond to the correspondence about the retraction. The Editors were not able to obtain the current contact details for Gannat S. Hassan.
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Fouda, A.EA.S., Etaiw, S.E.H. & Hassan, G.S. Retraction Note: Chemical, electrochemical and surface studies of new metal–organic frameworks (MOF) as corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel in sulfuric acid environment. Sci Rep 12, 16167 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21190-8
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