Abstract Surfactants have been commonly used as corrosion inhibitors for the protection of metallic materials against corrosion. The amphiphilic nature of surfactant molecules creates an affinity for adsorption at interfaces such as metal/metal oxide–water interface. The adsorption of surfactant on metals and metal oxides creates a barrier that can inhibit corrosion. The properties of surfactant and the interaction of surfactant with metal or metal oxide and the surrounding solution environments determine the level of adsorption and corrosion inhibition. Understanding and modeling the behavior of surfactants in corrosive environments is critical to optimal utilization of surfactants as corrosion inhibitors. This review of surfactants as corrosion inhibitors is designed to provide systemic evaluation of various physical and chemical properties of surfactants, surfactant behaviors in corrosive environments, and their influence in corrosion inhibition, which can be used to improve the effectiveness with which surfactants are used as corrosion inhibitors in a variety of environments. Progress in the development of various predictive models, including semi-empirical models, mechanistic models, and multiphysics models, are reviewed for the evaluation and prediction of surfactant properties and surfactant corrosion inhibition efficiency. Applications of these models to experimental design and analysis, surfactant design and selection, and lifetime prediction are also discussed.

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表面活性剂作为腐蚀抑制剂和相关建模的综述

摘要 表面活性剂已被广泛用作缓蚀剂，以保护金属材料免受腐蚀。表面活性剂分子的两亲性在金属/金属氧化物-水界面等界面上产生了吸附亲和力。表面活性剂在金属和金属氧化物上的吸附形成了可以抑制腐蚀的屏障。表面活性剂的性质以及表面活性剂与金属或金属氧化物的相互作用以及周围的溶液环境决定了吸附和腐蚀抑制的水平。理解和模拟表面活性剂在腐蚀环境中的行为对于优化利用表面活性剂作为腐蚀抑制剂至关重要。这篇关于表面活性剂作为缓蚀剂的综述旨在对表面活性剂的各种物理和化学性质、腐蚀环境中的表面活性剂行为及其对缓蚀作用的影响进行系统评价，以提高表面活性剂作为缓蚀剂的有效性。各种环境中的抑制剂。综述了各种预测模型的开发进展，包括半经验模型、力学模型和多物理场模型，用于评估和预测表面活性剂特性和表面活性剂腐蚀抑制效率。还讨论了这些模型在实验设计和分析、表面活性剂设计和选择以及寿命预测中的应用。以及它们对缓蚀的影响，可用于提高表面活性剂在各种环境中用作缓蚀剂的有效性。综述了各种预测模型的开发进展，包括半经验模型、力学模型和多物理场模型，用于评估和预测表面活性剂特性和表面活性剂腐蚀抑制效率。还讨论了这些模型在实验设计和分析、表面活性剂设计和选择以及寿命预测中的应用。以及它们对缓蚀的影响，可用于提高表面活性剂在各种环境中用作缓蚀剂的有效性。综述了各种预测模型的开发进展，包括半经验模型、力学模型和多物理场模型，用于评估和预测表面活性剂特性和表面活性剂腐蚀抑制效率。还讨论了这些模型在实验设计和分析、表面活性剂设计和选择以及寿命预测中的应用。和多物理场模型，用于评估和预测表面活性剂特性和表面活性剂腐蚀抑制效率。还讨论了这些模型在实验设计和分析、表面活性剂设计和选择以及寿命预测中的应用。和多物理场模型，用于评估和预测表面活性剂特性和表面活性剂腐蚀抑制效率。还讨论了这些模型在实验设计和分析、表面活性剂设计和选择以及寿命预测中的应用。