A a plant composite corrosion inhibitor for an oil field and a preparation method thereof belong to the technical field of preparation of oil field chemical agents. The plant composite corrosion inhibitor comprises a first plant ingredient, a second plant ingredient, a corrosion inhibition synergist and an organic solvent. The first plant ingredient is zeaxanthin and a derivative thereof obtained by supercritical CO.sub.2 extraction of marigold; the second plant ingredient is prepared from luffa leaves, guava leaves and eclipta according to a mass ratio of 5:8:9; the corrosion inhibition synergist is prepared by mixing potassium iodide, 8-hydroxyquinoline and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate according to a mass ratio of 3:4:2; and the organic solvent is ethanol with a mass concentration of 82%. The composite corrosion inhibitor has a good corrosion inhibition effect, and reduces harmful chemical ingredients in the corrosion inhibitor.

Described herein is a corrosion inhibitor for use in an aqueous brine solution; the brine solution may be a drilling fluid or refrigeration fluid. The corrosion inhibitor comprises a reducing sugar, such as a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, a polysaccharide, or any combination thereof. A method of drilling a borehole is also described; the method comprises injecting a drilling fluid into the borehole, wherein the drilling fluid comprises an aqueous brine solution comprising a reducing sugar as a corrosion inhibitor.

A corrosion inhibition package for use with an aqueous acid composition, said package comprising: a terpene; a cinnamaldehyde or a derivative thereof; at least one amphoteric surfactant; and a solvent. Also disclosed are compositions comprising said corrosion inhibitor package. Preferably, the corrosion inhibition package meets the environmental requirements for classification as yellow according to the Norwegian North Sea offshore drilling regulatory requirements.

A solid glutaraldehyde composition is provided having an increased glass transition temperature. The glutaraldehyde can be used in a method of treating a wellbore or a subterranean formation, by introducing the composition to a wellbore or to an injection line within a wellbore in an amount effective to reduce biodegradation of crude oil, reduce corrosion of metal surfaces from sulfur-reducing bacteria, or to reduce the introduction of bacteria into the formation, reduce microbial contamination of a fluid introduced into the wellbore, or reduce microbial contamination of a pipeline.

The use of synthetic polymer in combination with an organic corrosion inhibiting compound having at least one unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, preferably selected from the group of acetylenic alcohols, ,-unsaturated aldehydes, and/or -alkenyl phenones, reduces or inhibits corrosion of metal equipment present during acidizing treatment in gas- or oilfield reservoirs with one or more acids. Also disclosed is a method for reducing or inhibiting corrosion of steel equipment present during an acid treatment of a gas- or oilfield reservoir with one or more acids by using a specific synthetic polymer as corrosion inhibitor in combination with an organic corrosion inhibiting compound having at least one unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, preferably selected from the group of acetylenic alcohols, ,-unsaturated aldehydes, and/or -alkenyl phenones.

An anticorrosion treatment method for a copper-containing material comprises: carrying out a sealed and pressurized reaction on a copper-containing material and a stabilizer in presence of a polar solvent and any assistant, the stabilizer being a compound capable of providing formates, so that the formates are adsorbed on the surface of the copper-containing material. In the method, formates are modified on the surface of the copper-containing material, accordingly, the oxidation resistance capability and the stability of the copper-containing material can be significantly improved while the electrical conductivity of the copper-containing material is not reduced, and the corrosion resistance of the copper-containing material and especially, the salt and alkali corrosion resistance of the copper-containing material are significantly improved.

A method for producing a component made of a steel product coated with an AlSi protective coating, includes: providing a substrate consisting of a steel produced coated with an AlSi protective coating, heating the substrate to a temperature T1 such that the AlSi protective coating is only partially pre-alloyed with Fe of the steel product, cooling the pre-alloyed substrate to room temperature, applying a corrosion protection oil to the surface of the pre-alloyed substrate, wherein the oil consists of a composition containing fatty acid ester, transporting the pre-alloyed substrate to which the oil has been applied, heating the pre-alloyed substrate to which the oil has been applied to a temperature T2 such that the AlSi protective coating is fully alloyed with Fe of the steel product and the oil is removed without leaving residue, and shaping the re-heated substrate to form the component.

A water-based composition for post-treatment of metal surfaces, preferably a silver or silver alloy surface, including: an alkanethiol an anionic, cationic, non-ionic, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant with a HLB value of 12 to 18, a compound of the general formula I:

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wherein R.sub.1 is H, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2H.sub.5, (C.sub.2H.sub.4O).sub.pH, (C.sub.2H.sub.4O).sub.pCH.sub.3, (C.sub.2H.sub.4O).sub.pCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, (C.sub.2H.sub.4).sub.pC(CH.sub.3).sub.3, wherein p is 1 to 20, R.sub.2 is H, or CH.sub.3 n is an integer in the range of 0 to 3, m is an integer in the range of 0 to 2.

Corrosion inhibition compositions and methods useful for inhibiting corrosion are provided. The corrosion inhibition compositions comprise at least one filming agent and at least one promoting agent and the methods for inhibiting corrosion on metal surfaces utilize the disclosed corrosion inhibiting compositions.

The disclosure pertains to methods and systems for converting inactive chemicals into active chemicals in-situ for treating oil and gas pipelines, other industrial systems, or sanitizing surfaces. A method of treating an oil and gas pipeline is disclosed. The method may include feeding an inactive additive through a first conduit and into a second conduit, wherein the second conduit is in fluid communication with the first conduit and the oil and gas pipeline. The method also includes converting the inactive additive into an active additive within the second conduit and introducing the active additive into the oil and gas pipeline.