Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Chinese Scientists Say Cigarette Butts Protect Steel From Corrosion

Researchers found that extracts of cigarette butt water could substantially protect N80 type steel from corroding when in hydrochloric acid at 90 degrees Celsius (194 degrees F). That type of steel is often used to make drill rods, which costs oil producers millions of dollars annually when they corrode.

From Cybercast News Service.

More information in the American Chemical Society's periodical Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Corrosion Blog Maintenance

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