Corrosion damage can be reduced if inhibitor molecules are introduced into a metal's environment. As inhibitors may themselves be noxious, the inhibitory properties of natural amino acids are now under scrutiny.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Relevant articles
Open Access articles citing this article.
-
How solute atoms control aqueous corrosion of Al-alloys
Nature Communications Open Access 16 January 2024
-
Enhanced corrosion resistance by engineering crystallography on metals
Nature Communications Open Access 07 February 2022
-
Atomic-scale decoration for improving the pitting corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steels
Scientific Reports Open Access 08 January 2014
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Ashassi-Sorkhabi, H., Majidi, M. R. & Seyeddi, K. Appl. Surf. Sci. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2003.10.007 (2003).
El-Etre, A. Y. Corros. Sci. 45, 2485–2495 (2003).
Chetouani, A. & Hammouti, B. Bull. Electrochem. 19, 23–25 (2003).
Kliskic, M. et al. J. Appl. Electrochem. 30, 823–830 (2000).
El-Etre, A. Y. & Abdallah, M. Corros. Sci. 42, 731–738 (2000).
Matamala, G., Smeltzer, W. & Droguett, G. Corros. Sci. 42, 1351–1362 (2000).
Ornek, D. et al. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 58, 651–657 (2002).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Lyon, S. A natural solution to corrosion?. Nature 427, 406–407 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427406a
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/427406a
This article is cited by
-
How solute atoms control aqueous corrosion of Al-alloys
Nature Communications (2024)
-
Carbon steel anticorrosion performance and mechanism of sodium lignosulfonate
Rare Metals (2024)
-
Enhanced corrosion resistance by engineering crystallography on metals
Nature Communications (2022)
-
Ionization Constants of DL-2-Aminobutyric Acid and DL-Norvaline Under Hydrothermal Conditions by UV–Visible Spectroscopy
Journal of Solution Chemistry (2017)
-
Atomic-scale decoration for improving the pitting corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steels
Scientific Reports (2014)