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ReviewRSC advances2026

An overview on emerging green organic corrosion inhibitors: sustainable solution for oil and gas industrial applications.

Nikhil Kumar, Pranav Anunay, Sunil Kumar, Lalit Kumar Meena, Dharmender Singh

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Review in RSC advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nikhil KumarAdvanced Materials & Corrosion (AMC) Division, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) Jamshedpur Jharkhand-831007 India kumar.nikhil@nml.res.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1693-859X
Pranav AnunayDepartment of Metallurgical and Material Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Uttar Pradesh - 208016 India.
Sunil KumarMaterials Engineering (MTE) Division, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) Jamshedpur Jharkhand-831007 India.
Lalit Kumar MeenaAdvanced Materials & Corrosion (AMC) Division, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) Jamshedpur Jharkhand-831007 India kumar.nikhil@nml.res.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3555-2599
Dharmender SinghChemical Division, National Test House (NTH-NR) Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh-201002 India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1975-2467

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corrosion remains a significant challenge across various industrial sectors, resulting in substantial economic losses, environmental hazards, and safety risks. Traditional corrosion inhibitors, though effective, often pose toxicity and environmental concerns, prompting the need for sustainable alternatives. The demand for eco-friendly and sustainable chemical species is increasing as industries seek to replace conventional toxic substances. This review emphasizes organic inhibitors derived from natural sources, such as amino acids, biopolymers, plant extracts, and environmentally benign synthetic compounds. Additionally, compounds synthesized through ultrasound and microwave irradiation, polyethylene glycols, ionic liquids, and multicomponent reactions are also considered environmentally friendly potential candidates to inhibit corrosion. The chemicals or compounds synthesized using water, ionic liquids, and supercritical carbon dioxide are also green corrosion inhibitors (CIs). Industrial processes such as oil extraction and gas transportation, where equipment are exposed to highly acidic environments, face significant corrosion challenges. Therefore, organic, green, eco-friendly, and cost-effective CIs are the primary demands of industry, researchers, and society. The development of new efficient green CIs can lead to the current research towards a sustainable pathway for future generations. In this context, researchers are continually working to develop more efficient CIs with the least hazardous environmental effects. The mechanisms of action, structural characteristics, and adsorption behaviour of OCIs are discussed in detail, along with their applicability in corrosive environments, such as oil wells, pipelines, and marine systems. This review provides a comprehensive overview of corrosion fundamentals, different classes of OCIs, key factors responsible for corrosion inhibition, mechanistic pathways, molecular modelling, and artificial neural networks for determining the rate of corrosion, followed by a future prospective. This review aims to support ongoing research efforts towards the sustainable corrosion control, offering valuable insights for scientists, engineers, and industries striving for greener and more cost-effective corrosion mitigation strategies.

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PMCPMC12814029

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