CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH, cilt.23, sa.6, ss.1380-1388, 1993 (SCI-Expanded)
Water soluble carboxylic acids have been used as corrosion inhibitors. They remain largely soluble after curing in cement for up to 90d. Corrosion current measurements are presented showing malonic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, to be a very effective corrosion inhibitor even in the presence of 2.5 wt % chloride. Unfortunately, it has an initial retarding effect on the set of Portland cement. The investigation suggests that corrosion inhibitors based on carboxylic acids remain a fruitful field of investigation.