Sonochemical technologies in corrosion science and engineering: from laboratory studies to industrial perspectives☆

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Chandrabhan Verma, Anu Radha Pathania, and Akram AlFantazi review how ultrasound can fight corrosion, in work from 2026. Rust and chemical attack cause heavy losses worldwide and threaten structures, and sound waves have emerged as a useful tool against them.

The review explains acoustic cavitation, the collapse of tiny bubbles that jets liquid against metal surfaces, and separates its physical effects from its chemical ones. Sound settings steer the layer at the surface, spark passivation cycles, and make coatings denser. Applied work covers nanoparticle spreading, plating, inhibitor uptake, and self-healing coatings that hold sealed inhibitor. The authors weigh the paradox that the same bubble collapse can also damage surfaces, and chart routes toward plant use.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13544107