BIOLOGIC SP200 PGSTAT ACQUIRED BY THE CORROSCI RESEARCH GROUP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VENDA
Corrosion Science Research Laboratory/ Group (CorroSci) has recently acquired the BioLogic SP200 PGSTAT to add onto the already existing catalogue of Biologic instruments. CorroSci is a research group that is attached to the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Agriculture at the University of Venda (UNIVEN) in South Africa.
The research group is led by Professor LC Murulana. CorroSci focuses on the corrosion of materials in corrosive environments.
Corrosci researchers and postgraduate students:
From left to right (sitting): Kemelo Moloto, Fulufhelo Tshikhudo and Sihle Nyembe.
From left to right (standing, wearing white coats): Gift Masuku, Uhone Mudau and Mbali Nkosi. From left to right (standing, wearing blue coats): Rendani Tshithavhani, Prof LC Murulana and Rinae Ratshikombo.
The broad aim of CorroSci is to investigate the corrosion inhibition of various materials by making use of various corrosion inhibitors. In order to achieve this aim, the researchers in this group make use of various techniques, such as weight loss, electrochemical measurements, spectroscopic methods, microscopic methods, and quantum chemical calculations.
Since its inception, the CorroSci has made tremendous discoveries and contributions into the body of knowledge in the corrosion science field.
Corrosion inhibitors from some selected compounds and plant extracts, such as ionic liquids, quinoxaline derivatives, flavonoids derivatives, thiazolidinediones, synthesized carboxylic acids and amino esters, pyrazole derivatives, sulphonamides, sulphonyl amides derivatives, Lippia javanica, Helichrysum kraussii, and others have been successfully reported as excellent for mild steel, aluminium, zinc and copper metals in various acids and bases.
The BioLogic SP200 PGSTAT will be used for the electrochemical investigations that are fundamental to the understanding of basic corrosion inhibition mechanisms.