Hari Murthy, PhD., finished his Ph.D. on novel anticorrosion materials at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India. His research interests include data engineering and material science. He has served as part of the program committee for several international conferences organized by the university.Vinay Jha Pillai, PhD., is an assistant professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Kengeri Campus, Bangalore, India. His primary research is in the early detection of breast cancer using optical imaging and holds two patents related in the subject. He is also exploring the domain of sensors for extracting coating parameters, especially for thermal barrier coatings which have a wide application in the field of corrosion and biofouling inhibitors.Kukatlapalli Pradeep Kumar, PhD., at an associate professor and data science program coordinator at Christ University, Bangalore, India. One of his research areas is in the field of data science for corrosion engineering where novel methods for corrosion inhibition based on data science techniques for correlating simulation predictions and molecular structures are in high demand.Matthew Cowan, PhD., is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical and Processing Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. As a materials chemist, his main research interests are in the application of ionic liquids and ionic polymers for anti-fouling applications as well as efficient process designs for industrial gas separations. He is the author of more than 30 publications.

• Preface xviiAcknowledgements xix1 Antifouling Nanoparticle Coatings for Post-Harvest Food Preservation 1Gokuraju Thriveni, Hari Murthy and CH. Anusha1.1 Introduction 21.2 Materials Support Post-Harvest 21.3 Computational Methods to Envision the Interaction of Food Residuals with Coated Nanolayers Through Sensing 51.4 Feasible Research Implications to Address the Shortcomings in Food Preservation 72 Toward Stable Electrochemical Water Splitting: Anticorrosive Properties of Transition Metal–Based Electrocatalytic Coatings 13Kaushal Gavankar, Suchitra Sapakal and Anamika V. Kadam2.1 Introduction 142.2 Corrosion Mechanisms 162.3 Methods to Prevent Corrosion 202.4 Anticorrosive Catalytic Coating 232.5 Carbon-Based Anticorrosive Catalytic Coatings 302.6 Discussion 312.7 Conclusion 343 Ionic Liquids in Marine Anti-Fouling Coatings 43Samantha Taylor, Sajith K. Baiju, Madison K. McQuinlan and Matthew G. Cowan3.1 Introduction 443.2 Current Anti-Fouling Design Strategies 503.3 Poly(Ionic Liquids) as Anti-Fouling Coatings 584 Inorganic Nanomaterial Coating to Prevent Biofouling 77Anju T. R., Mariat George and Rose Mary Jose4.1 Introduction 784.2 Major Industries Affected by Biofouling 804.3 Conventional Antifouling Coatings and their Demerits 814.4 Nanomaterials as Antifoulants: Properties and Mechanisms 834.5 Types of Nanomaterials Used as Antifoulants 854.6 Inorganic Nanomaterials as Antifoulant 854.7 Impact and Challenges of Inorganic Nanomaterials as Antifoulants 1014.8 Conclusion 1015 Thin Film Transparent Conducting Oxides and its Anticorrosion and Surface Protection Applications: A Review 109Balaprakash V., Thangavel K., Mahitha Mohan, Gowrisankar P. and Sakthivel R.5.1 About Transparent Conducting Oxides 1105.2 Electrical Properties of TCOs 1105.3 Optical Properties of TCO 1125.4 Need of TCO for Solar Cells and Optoelectronic Devices 1155.5 Requirements of TCO 1165.6 Commonly Used TCO Materials 1165.7 Application of TCOs 1175.8 Anti-Corrosion and Surface Protection Application of Doped Zinc Oxide–Based TCO Materials 1175.9 NZO Coating Over Stainless Steel 1185.10 Conclusion 1246 Integrated Anticorrosion and Antifouling Coatings 129Ankita Kumari, Nirmala Kumari Jangid, Sudesh Kumar, Rekha Sharma and Navjeet Kaur6.1 Introduction 1306.2 Mechanisms of Corrosion and Biofouling 1316.3 Recent Developments in Integrated Anticorrosion Coatings and Antifouling Coatings 1336.4 PNCs Nanocoatings (Polymer Nanocomposites Coatings) 1386.5 Marine Environment Durability Test of IAACs 1406.6 Evaluation of Various IAACs and Difficulties 1406.7 Conclusion and Outlook 1417 EIS Study of Anticorrosive Nanocomposite Films 155Vandana Shinde7.1 Importance of Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposite Coatings 1567.2 EIS: Brief Basic Principle and Introductions 1607.3 EIS Data Analysis: Fitting the Equivalent Electronic Circuit, Introduction of the Various Circuit Parameters Its Physics 1767.4 EIS in Anticorrosive Modern Nanocomposite Coatings and Assessment of Corrosion Protection Performance 1987.5 Conclusions 2028 Graphene-Based Coating on Mild Steel for Improving Anticorrosion and Microhardness Behavior: A Review 211Sunita Dhar, Tapan Dash, Ashok Kumar Sahu, Sushree Subhadarshinee Mohapatra, Nibedita Mohanty, Shubhra Bajpai, Tapan Kumar Rout and Surendra Kumar Biswal8.1 Introduction of Graphene 2128.2 Synthesis Mechanism of Graphene Derivatives 2158.3 Typical Characterizations of Graphene Derivatives 2178.4 Anticorrosion Mechanisms of Graphene Derivatives and Their Composites 2248.5 Anticorrosion Behavior of Graphene Derivative Coating on Mild Steel 2298.6 Microhardness Behavior of Graphene Derivative Coating on Mild Steel 2368.7 Conclusions 2379 Bioinspired Strategies for Corrosion Protection and Antifouling Coatings 251K. R. C. Soma Raju, Aarti Gautam, Ramay Patra, K. Srinivasa Rao, K.V. Gobi and R. Subasri9.1 Introduction 2529.2 Conclusions 27810 Implementation of Nanotechnology in Anticorrosion Material Development for Food Packaging 287Aparna Ray Sarkar, Dwaipayan Sen and Pramita Sen10.1 Introduction 28810.2 Synthesis of Nanoclay-Based Composites for Food Packaging 28810.3 Metal Nanoparticle-Based Composites 29410.4 Synthesis of Biopolymer-Based Packaging Material 29610.5 Structural Features of Different Nanocomposites 29810.6 Application of Different Nanomaterials in Canned Food Packaging 30710.7 Concluding Remark 31411 Development and Characterization of Nanostructured Thin Films for Corrosion Control Applications 323M. Geetha Devi, R. Senthilkumar and Hebatallah Al Jabri11.1 Introduction 32411.2 Various Forms of Corrosion in the Petroleum Industry 32611.3 Corrosion’s Effects on Various Equipment Used in the Petrochemical Industry 32911.4 Conventional Corrosion Control Techniques 33311.5 The Role of Nanotechnology in Corrosion Control 33711.6 Application of Nanocomposite Thin Films in Corrosion Control 34011.7 Results and Discussion 34211.8 Conclusion 34611.9 Future Scope 34611.10 Challenges 34712 Anticorrosion and Antifouling Coating Materials 353N. Haridharan and R. V. Shiva Kumar12.1 Introduction 35412.2 Key Issues in the Formulation of Anticorrosive Materials 36612.3 Formulating a Good Model for Leaching 37512.4 The Advent of Nanotechnology 39012.5 Summary of the Current Developments 39312.6 Conclusion 39613 Metal(II) Complexes as Potential Anticorrosion and Antifouling Agents—A Review 399Asha M. S., Zabiulla, Othbert Pinto, Arjun S. R., Alen Eldose and Sangamesha M. A.13.1 Introduction 40013.2 Outline and Mechanism of Metal(II) Complexes as Corrosion Inhibitors 40113.3 Outline of Metal Complexes as Antifouling Agents 40913.4 Conclusion 41514 Thermodynamic Modeling of Carbonaceous Coating of Oxides and Sulfides Thin Films Grown by CVD for Enhancing Surface Quality 425Kranthi Kumar Vaidyula, Sukanya Dhar, Anjali Lalithambika and S. A. Shivashankar14.1 Introduction 42614.2 Experimental 42614.3 Results and Discussion 42814.4 Conclusions 43215 Metal Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis Approach and Bio-Packaging Application 435Priti Chaware, Amol Nande, J. D. Punde, K. G. Rewatkar and S. J. Dhoble15.1 Introduction 43615.2 Synthesis of NPs 43815.3 Characterization of Nanoparticles 44115.4 Concluding Remarks 44916 Statistical Data Analysis of Anticorrosion and Antifouling: Unveiling Insights from Performance and Trends 459Preetham Noel P., Kukatlapalli Pradeep Kumar, Mani Joseph P. and Vinay Jha Pillai16.1 Introduction 46016.2 Literature 46016.3 Results and Discussion 46616.4 Conclusion 47117 Comprehensive Data Analysis of Anticorrosion, Antifouling Agents, and the Efficiency of Corrosion Inhibitors in CO2 Pipelines 475Vineeth Simhadri, Kukatlapalli Pradeep Kumar, Vijaya P. and Vinai George Biju17.1 Introduction 47617.2 Literature Review 47717.3 Results and Discussion 48617.4 Conclusion 494References 495Index 497