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From: Interphase engineering of reactive metal surfaces using ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents—from corrosion control to next-generation batteries

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Performance of ILs as corrosion and microbial inhibitors. a Potentiodynamic polarisation results for mild steel in 0.01 M NaCl at pH 2 after 30 min with and without 4 mM of 2-methylimidazolinium 4-hydroxycinnamate. SEM images of mild steel immersed for 24 h in 0.01 M NaCl at pH 2 b control and c with 4 mM 2-MeHImn 4-OHCin. d Shows the percentage survival of the bacteria Vibrio alginolyticus in the presence of cetrimonium nalidixate. a, b, c Reprinted with permission from ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2016. 4(3): p. 1746–1755. Copyright 2016 American Chemical Society ref. 58. d Figure reproduced/adapted with permission from ref. 60, Royal Society of Chemistry.

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