Studies on metal corrosion in lindane plant and quantitative estimation by SEM

Abstract

Lindane, a powerful and widely used insecticide is manufactured from hexachlorocyclohexane. One of the many by‐products in the process is X‐factor, a highly potent insecticide, but equally corrosive causing damage to the plant wares. The commonly used metal wares were screened for their resistance to X‐factor attack by scanning electron microscopy. A new technique of quantitative determination of corrosion intensity has been described. The study also revealed the most resistant metal for X‐factor action.

Citation

Venugopal, J.S., Jayaram, M. and Majumder, S.K. (1980), "Studies on metal corrosion in lindane plant and quantitative estimation by SEM", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb007139