The ubiquitous use of chromium and its derivatives as corrosion preventative compounds accelerated rapidly after the second industrial revolution, with such compounds now integral to modern society. However, the detrimental impact of chromium compounds on the environment and human health has prompted the need to revisit the majority of current industrial corrosion protection measures. This review retraces the origins of chromium replacement motivations, introducing the various legislative actions aimed at diminishing the use of chromium compounds, and critically reviews alternative corrosion preventative technologies developed in the recent decades to now. The review, herein, is intended for a broad audience in order to provide a concise update to an increasingly timely issue.

在第二次工业革命后，铬及其衍生物作为防腐蚀化合物的广泛使用迅速加速，这种化合物现已成为现代社会不可或缺的组成部分。然而，铬化合物对环境和人类健康的有害影响促使人们有必要重新审视大多数当前的工业腐蚀防护措施。这篇评论回顾了铬替代动机的起源，介绍了旨在减少铬化合物使用的各种立法措施，并对最近几十年来开发的替代腐蚀防护技术进行了严格评论。本文的审阅旨在面向广泛的受众，以便为日益及时的问题提供简要的更新。