Vuorinen, EFocke, WRigo, T2008-12-102008-12-102006-02Vuorinen, E, Focke, W and Rigo, T. 2006. Vapour phase corrosion inhibitors from South African renewable resources and their evaluation. CSIR Research and Innovation Conference: 1st CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 27-28 February 2006, pp1http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2711CSIR Research and Innovation Conference: 1st CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 27-28 February 2006A vapour-phase corrosion inhibitor (VCI) needs to be a volatile compound or a mixture of compounds. It reaches the surfaces that need to be protected from corrosion via the vapour phase and forms a relatively stable bond at the interface of the metal. Furfural and furfural derivatives were reacted with different amines to produce potential VCIs. The products were evaluated using a humidity chamber method. A suitable vapour pressure is a requirement for a VCI. Conventional vapour-pressure measurement methods require specialised instruments and are labour-intensive. Thermal analysis techniques, such as thermogravimetry (TG), provide a simple experimental set-up. TG also allows rapid and convenient estimation, using small amounts of substancesenVapour-phase corrosion inhibitorFurfural and furfural derivativesHumidity chamber methodThermogravimetryRenewable resourcesVCIConference PresentationVuorinen, E., Focke, W., & Rigo, T. (2006). Vapour phase corrosion inhibitors from South African renewable resources and their evaluation. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2711Vuorinen, E, W Focke, and T Rigo. "Vapour phase corrosion inhibitors from South African renewable resources and their evaluation." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2711Vuorinen E, Focke W, Rigo T, Vapour phase corrosion inhibitors from South African renewable resources and their evaluation; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2711 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Vuorinen, E AU - Focke, W AU - Rigo, T AB - A vapour-phase corrosion inhibitor (VCI) needs to be a volatile compound or a mixture of compounds. It reaches the surfaces that need to be protected from corrosion via the vapour phase and forms a relatively stable bond at the interface of the metal. Furfural and furfural derivatives were reacted with different amines to produce potential VCIs. The products were evaluated using a humidity chamber method. A suitable vapour pressure is a requirement for a VCI. Conventional vapour-pressure measurement methods require specialised instruments and are labour-intensive. Thermal analysis techniques, such as thermogravimetry (TG), provide a simple experimental set-up. TG also allows rapid and convenient estimation, using small amounts of substances DA - 2006-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Vapour-phase corrosion inhibitor KW - Furfural and furfural derivatives KW - Humidity chamber method KW - Thermogravimetry KW - Renewable resources KW - VCI LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Vapour phase corrosion inhibitors from South African renewable resources and their evaluation TI - Vapour phase corrosion inhibitors from South African renewable resources and their evaluation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2711 ER -