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Zinc corrosion and corrosion inhibitors

Dear sir

I want to know the corrosion behavior of zinc in neutral , acid , alkaline medium . I am research scholar working in this field, with different additives like chloride, sulphate, and trying to find out an inhibitor in aqueous medium thank you sir.

Palaniyandi Muthu Kumar
education - DINDIGUL, Tamilnadu, India
2004

Zinc is amphoteric and dissolves in both acid and alkali. You are trying to determine what corrosion inhibitor you should add to a zinc plated radiator or cooling tower as a boiler treatment or cooling tower treatment, for example, in order to delay corrosion?

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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2004

2004

Dear Muthukumar,

Have you browsed the science direct (Elsevier science web page). You can find a whole lot of information about corrosion of zinc in various medium and about the corrosion inhibitors for zinc in different medium.

T.S.N. Sankara Narayanan
- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
(ed.note: The good doctor offers a fascinating blog, "Advancement in Science" )

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