Recent developments in sustainable corrosion inhibition using ionic liquids: a review

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Contents

1. 
   Introduction 2
   
   1. 
      Ionic liquids: property and application 2
      
   2. 
      Assessment of greenness corrosion inhibitors: TEACH and OSPAR commissions 2
      
   3. 
      Corrosion: basics, adverse impacts and prevention 3
      
   4. 
      Mechanism of corrosion inhibition using ionic liquids 3
      
2. 
   Ionic liquids as corrosion inhibitors: literature survey 4
   
   1. 
      Ionic liquids as corrosion inhibitors for iron alloys in HCl 4
      
   2. 
      Ionic liquids as corrosion inhibitors for iron alloys in H₂SO₄ 7
      
   3. 
      Ionic liquids as corrosion inhibitors for different metals and alloys in various electrolytes 9
      
3. 
   Summary and outlook 9
   

Declaration of competing interest 12
References 12

Abbreviations: ILs, ionic liquids; OSPAR, Oslo/Paris; TEACH, Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of the chemical; AAs, amino acids; MW, microwave; US, ultrasound; LC₅₀, lethal concentration; EC₅₀, effective concentration; MCRs, multicomponent reactions; NACE, National Association of Chemical Engineers; GDP, Gross Domestic Product; SSRs, solid state reactions; MCMs, mechanochemical mixing; PEG, polyethylene glycol; FMOs, Frontier Molecular Orbitals; CS, carbon steel; MS, mild steel; HOMO, Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital; LUMO, Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbitals.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114484

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1. Introduction

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