State of the Art on Cactus Additions in Alkaline Media as Corrosion Inhibitors

This research in progress includes results on the corrosion performance of reinforcing steel in alkaline media when two different dehydrated cacti (Opuntia ficus-indica—Nopal—and Aloe Vera) were used as additions in pH 12.5 and 13.3 solutions and in concrete. The dehydrated cactus addition was mixe...

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Main Authors: A. A. Torres-Acosta, W. Martínez-Molina, E. M. Alonso-Guzmán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Corrosion
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/646142