ABSTRACT
The chapter deals with the phenomenon of corrosion of mild steel, its causes, consequences, and inhibition by means of phytochemicals. Corrosion is a major hazard in the application of metals in various fields and its inhibition is to be addressed for rapid and smooth progress in civil, industrial, transport, and other sectors. In this chapter, the inhibition of corrosion of mild steel by means of chemicals extracted from plants is elaborately discussed. This chapter is going to be very useful for researchers who are working or planning to work in the field of corrosion inhibition by phytochemicals because many organic corrosion inhibitors are toxic in nature and there is a constant search for non-toxic inhibitors. In this chapter, the major achievements in the inhibition of corrosion of mild steel till recent years are compiled and discussed. The electrochemistry and mechanism of corrosion of mild steel in acidic media and its inhibition by green phytochemicals are discussed in this chapter.
