Note: Front Cover -- Inorganic Anticorrosive Materials -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- I. Overview on metal oxides -- 1 Nanomaterials as corrosion inhibitors -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Corrosion and its consequences -- 1.1.2 Corrosion inhibition -- 1.2 Nanomaterials -- 1.2.1 General introduction, types, and synthesis methods -- 1.2.1.1 Bottom-up method -- 1.2.1.2 Top-down approach -- 1.2.2 Characterization of nanomaterials -- 1.3 Nanomaterials as anticorrosive materials -- 1.3.1 Metal/metal oxide nanoparticles as corrosion inhibitors -- 1.3.2 Quantum dots as corrosion inhibitors -- 1.3.3 Nanotubes as corrosion inhibitors -- 1.3.4 Nanofibers as corrosion inhibitors -- 1.3.5 Nano containers as corrosion inhibitors -- 1.3.6 Nanocomposites as corrosion inhibitors -- 1.4 Challenges facing the use of nanomaterials as corrosion inhibitors -- 1.4.1 Toxicity -- 1.4.2 Agglomeration -- 1.4.3 Prediction of mechanism -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 1.6 Future research directions -- Useful links -- References -- 2 Metal oxides: Advanced inorganic materials -- 2.1 Outline of chapter -- 2.2 Introduction to metal oxide and its materials -- 2.2.1 Inorganic oxides -- 2.2.2 Metal oxide -- 2.2.3 Mixed metal oxide -- 2.2.4 Nanotechnology -- 2.3 Synthetic methodologies of metal oxides -- 2.3.1 Physical methods -- 2.3.1.1 Physical vapor deposition -- 2.3.1.2 Milling -- 2.3.1.3 Spray pyrolysis -- 2.3.1.4 Laser ablation -- 2.3.1.5 Inert gas condensation -- 2.3.1.6 Arc discharge -- 2.3.1.7 Thermolysis -- 2.3.2 Chemical methods -- 2.3.2.1 Sol-gel method -- 2.3.2.2 Chemical vapor deposition -- 2.3.2.3 Polyol method -- 2.3.2.4 Electrochemical synthesis -- 2.3.2.5 Sonochemical synthesis -- 2.3.3 Green synthesis or biological methods -- 2.3.3.1 Green synthesis using plant extracts -- 2.3.3.2 Green synthesis using microorganisms. , 2.3.3.3 Green synthesis using biomolecules -- 2.4 Fundamental science and properties of nanometal oxide as advanced material -- 2.4.1 Properties of nanoparticulated oxides -- 2.4.1.1 Optical properties-surface plasmon resonance -- 2.4.1.2 Transport properties -- 2.4.1.3 Mechanical properties -- 2.4.1.4 Chemical properties -- 2.4.1.5 Quantum effects -- 2.5 Review of metal oxide nanomaterials used for varied applications in different fields of research -- 2.6 Application, discussion and future claims -- 2.6.1 Environmental and solar applications -- 2.6.2 Corrosion and electrochemical applications -- 2.6.2.1 Corrosion of Steel in Acidic Solution and Inhibition Mechanism -- 2.6.2.2 Mechanism -- 2.6.2.3 Potential with zero charge -- 2.6.2.4 Factors affecting the efficiency of inhibitors -- 2.6.2.4.1 Disperability-nano metal oxide -- 2.6.3 Biomedical applications -- 2.6.3.1 Drug delivery -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Molecularly imprinted magnetite nanomaterials and its application as corrosion inhibitors -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Effects of coating on magnetite by the silica (Fe3O4/SiO2) nanomaterials -- 3.1.2 Molecularly imprinted nanomaterials (Fe3O4/SiO2/Thermosensitive/EDTA) -- 3.1.2.1 Coupling of chitosan on functionalized EDTA graftted thermosensetive modified magnetite molecularly imprinted nanom... -- 3.1.3 General principle of molecularly imprinted nanomaterials -- 3.1.4 Structure of magnetite nanomaterials -- 3.2 Distinctive synthetic approach of molecularly imprinted magnetite nanomaterials -- 3.2.1 Coprecipitation method -- 3.2.2 Reverse micellar method -- 3.2.3 Sonochemical technique -- 3.2.4 Hydrothermal technique -- 3.2.5 Thermal decomposition technique -- 3.2.6 Sol-gel technique -- 3.3 Functionalization of molecularly imprinted magnetite nanoparticles -- 3.3.1 Silica -- 3.3.2 Metal or nonmetal. , 3.3.3 Metal oxides and metal sulfides -- 3.3.4 Coating of organic compounds on the surface of the magnetite nanoparticles -- 3.3.5 Polymers -- 3.3.6 Biological molecules -- 3.4 Characterization techniques -- 3.4.1 XRD analysis -- 3.4.2 Surface morphology and elemental analysis -- 3.4.3 Vibrating sample magnetometer -- 3.4.4 Dynamic light scattering -- 3.5 Conclusions -- Author declaration -- References -- Further reading -- 4 Basics of metal oxides: properties and applications -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Properties of metal oxide -- 4.3 Application of metal oxides -- 4.3.1 Cupric oxide -- 4.3.2 Zinc oxide (ZnO) -- 4.3.3 Cobolt oxide (II, III)/Co3O4 -- 4.4 Titanium oxide -- 4.5 Conclusion and future directions -- References -- 5 Recent developments in properties and applications of metal oxides -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Properties of metal oxides nanoparticles -- 5.3 Diverse applications of metal oxides nanoparticles -- 5.3.1 Gas sensing -- 5.3.2 Batteries -- 5.3.3 Solar cells -- 5.4 Supercapacitor -- 5.4.1 Anticorrosive -- 5.4.2 Photocatalysis -- 5.4.3 Basic principle of TiO2 based photocatalysts -- 5.5 Summary -- References -- 6 Functionally integrated metal oxides for corrosion protection -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Corrosion protection process -- 6.3 Electrochemical characterization and evaluation techniques -- 6.3.1 Open circuit potential -- 6.3.2 Polarization techniques -- 6.3.2.1 Linear polarization resistance -- 6.3.2.2 Potentiodynamic polarization -- 6.3.2.3 Tafel extrapolation method -- 6.3.2.4 Cyclic polarization -- 6.3.3 Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy -- 6.4 Different transition metals and their characteristics -- 6.4.1 Titanium dioxide (TiO2) -- 6.4.2 Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) -- 6.4.3 Zinc oxide (ZnO) -- 6.4.4 MoO2 and MoO3 -- 6.5 Coating techniques for the synthesis of corrosion protection -- 6.5.1 Physical vapor deposition. , 6.5.2 Chemical vapor deposition -- 6.5.3 Microarc oxidation -- 6.5.4 Electrodeposition coating -- 6.5.5 Sol-gel coating -- 6.5.6 Thermal spray coating -- 6.5.7 High-velocity oxy-fuel coating -- 6.5.8 Plasma spray coating -- 6.6 Factors affecting the efficiency of mixed metal oxide as corrosion protection -- 6.7 Mixed metal oxide coatings studied for corrosion protection -- 6.7.1 TiO2-ZnO -- 6.7.2 TiO2-ZrO2 -- 6.7.3 MoO2-ZrO2, MoO2-TiO2 -- 6.7.4 Early studies for trimetallic oxides ZrO2-ZnO-TiO2 -- 6.8 Summary -- Useful links -- References -- 7 A prospective utilization of metal oxides for self-cleaning and antireflective coatings -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Classification of metal oxides -- 7.1.1.1 Ferroelectric metal oxides -- 7.1.1.2 Magnetic metal oxides -- 7.1.1.3 Multiferroic metal oxides -- 7.1.2 Nanocomposite metal oxides -- 7.1.3 Properties of metal oxides -- 7.2 Electrical and dielectric properties -- 7.3 Electrochemical properties -- 7.3.1 Metal oxides as self-cleaning and antireflective coatings -- 7.3.2 Application of metal oxides -- 7.3.2.1 Biomedical and healthcare -- 7.3.2.2 Solar energy -- 7.3.2.3 Water purification membranes -- 7.3.2.4 Application in machining and automotive -- 7.4 Conclusion -- References -- II. Metal oxides as corrosion inhibitors -- 8 CeO as corrosion inhibitors -- 8.1 An overview -- 8.2 Cerium (IV) oxide as corrosion inhibitor -- 8.3 Utilization of cerium IV oxide as corrosion inhibitor in the past decade -- Useful links -- References -- 9 Utilization of ZnO-based materials as anticorrosive agents: a review -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Corrosion inhibitors and coatings -- 9.2 Properties of ZnO -- 9.2.1 Corrosion resistance of ZnO nanoparticles -- 9.3 Corrosion resistance of ZnO-based corrosion inhibitors -- 9.4 Corrosion resistance of ZnO-based nanocomposite coatings. , 9.5 Corrosion resistance of ZnO/mixed nanocomposites -- 9.6 Conclusion -- Useful links -- References -- 10 MgO as corrosion inhibitor -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Synthesis, properties and applications of magnesium oxide -- 10.3 Application of MgO and its composites as a corrosion inhibitor for the protection of metallic materials -- 10.4 Application of MgO and its composites as corrosion inhibitors for the protection of magnesium alloy -- 10.5 Application of MgO and its composites as corrosion inhibitors for the protection of iron and its alloys -- 10.6 Application of MgO and its composites as corrosion inhibitors for protection of cemented carbide -- 10.7 Application of MgO and its composites as corrosion inhibitors for the protection of metallic materials in bioscience -- 10.8 ZnMgO solid solution nanolayer as anticorrosion material -- 10.9 Drawbacks -- 10.10 Conclusion and future perspective -- References -- 11 Copper oxide as a corrosion inhibitor -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Metallic deterioration and its protection from corrosive environment -- 11.3 Copper oxide as corrosion inhibitor -- 11.4 Summary and future perspective -- References -- 12 Corrosion inhibition by aluminum oxide -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 What is corrosion? -- 12.3 Consequences of corrosion -- 12.4 Methods of controlling corrosion -- 12.5 Corrosion inhibitors -- 12.5.1 Definition of corrosion inhibitors -- 12.5.2 Classification -- 12.5.2.1 Organic inhibitors -- 12.5.2.2 Inorganic inhibitors -- 12.6 Aluminum oxide -- 12.6.1 Influence of pH on aluminum passivation -- 12.6.2 Mechanism of corrosion of aluminum -- 12.7 Potential - pH diagrams -- 12.8 Case study -- 12.8.1 Inhibition of corrosion of aluminum in well water by polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, and Zn2+ -- 12.8.2 Electrochemical studies -- 12.8.2.1 Polarization study. , 12.8.2.1.1 Aluminum in well water system (pH 10, adjusted with NaOH).