Abstract: A composition and a method for inhibiting corrosion of a metal by contacting a metal surface with the composition. The composition includes a wood tar oil, from an Olea europaea subsp. Cuspidate plant, and an alcohol solvent. The wood tar oil is present at 5%-80% v/v relative to the total volume of the composition, and the alcohol solvent is present at 10%-95% v/v relative to the total volume of the composition. The composition has a coating resistance of greater than 2.5 ohms and inhibits corrosion of a metal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 11, 2016
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2017
Assignee:
King Abdulaziz University
Inventors:
Aisha Mahmood Abdulkareem Turkustani, Nehad Mahmoud Mostafa Gumgumjee, A. S. Hajar