Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference 2019 (ICEARC’xx19), Trabzon, Türkiye, 17 - 20 Nisan 2019, cilt.1, ss.1999-2010
Corrosion of reinforced concrete steel is one of the main reasons for the deterioration of reinforced concrete structures around the world and is therefore the biggest problem that civil engineers are facing today. Various methods have been developed to protect the steel reinforcement in the reinforced concrete against corrosion. The most common of these is the use of inhibitors. Inhibitors are chemicals that added to the concrete in small concentrations, prevent the onset of corrosion in reinforced concrete structures or extend the corrosion start time. The aim of this article is to review the recent developments in corrosion inhibitors used in reinforced concrete structures and their applications in laboratory and field conditions. This research is based on the types of inhibitors, their mechanism of action and their mode of application. Topics covered include; anodic, cathodic and mixed type inhibitors; comparison the performance of admixed inhibitor and surface applied (migrating) inhibitor; electrochemical injection (EICI) and electrochemical chloride ion extraction (ECE) methods of corrosion inhibitors. Also, green corrosion inhibitors (non-toxic and non-carcinogenic chemicals) were investigated.