Review of corrosive environments for copper and its corrosion inhibitors

This review paper deals with corrosion of copper and its alloys in corrosive environments and their corrosion inhibitors. The main corrosion inhibitor groups for copper are introduced and a review of adsorption models is provided. The main part of this work is to investigate different corrosive environments for copper and its alloys and their corrosion inhibitors used in such environments to protect copper. According to the literature, the corrosion inhibition behavior of organic corrosion inhibitors and their derivatives in comparison with inorganic ones are further evaluated. Knowing maximum corrosion inhibition efficiency of a specific corrosion inhibitor in a specific corrosive environment is helpful to choose the most appropriate corrosion inhibitor compound.