Description:
Tailored Thin Coatings for Corrosion Inhibition Using a Molecular Approach discusses the fundamentals and applications of various thin coatings for the inhibition of fouling and corrosion from a molecular perspective. It provides the reader with a fundamental understanding of why certain coatings perform better than others in a given environment. Surface analytical and electrochemical techniques in understanding the coating performance are emphasized throughout the book, providing readers with a useful reference on how to pursue a systematic corrosion inhibitor R&D program that involves the testing of coating performance using various, currently available, state-of-the-art laboratory techniques.
Wherever relevant, environmental considerations of the discussed coatings' technologies are highlighted and discussed, with current and upcoming regulatory trends put forth by different governmental organizations.
Brief description: Dr. Yuan was appointed as Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, China in 2010. He joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore to take part in a biomedical project, where he integrated knowledge from endothelial cell biology and antithrombogenicity with advances in surface-initiated radical polymerization for biomedical material applications. The focal area of his research interests are corrosion electrochemistry and polymer chemistry with the emphasis on corrosion electrochemistry and inhibition, novel polymeric adsorbents for wastewater treatment, molecular design of bioactive surface, and nanofabrication.