Designing Corrosion Inhibitors for Minimal Environmental Footprint and Maximum Sustainability

Corrosion inhibitors are widely used in oil and gas fields to maintain asset integrity of downhole tubing, pipelines, and vessels. Because these corrosion inhibitors are often manufactured from non-sustainable feedstocks, including chemicals manufactured from crude oil, they can have a high carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint. However, the oil and gas industry is committed to becoming more sustainable and reducing its CO2 emissions. Therefore, it has become necessary to develop oilfield corrosion inhibitors that are manufactured from sustainable feedstocks. This article summarizes the work on developing corrosion inhibitors synthesized from a sustainable feedstock (waste sugar beet) to minimize their environmental footprint. Additional details can be found elsewhere.1