Expired drugs as corrosion inhibitors

Authors

  • Jorge Alberto Ramírez-Cano Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto de Ingeniería, Unidad Anticorrosión, SS. Juan Pablo II s/n, Boca del Río, 94294, Veracruz, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3824-9082
  • Ricardo Orozco-Cruz Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto de Ingeniería, Unidad Anticorrosión, SS. Juan Pablo II s/n, Boca del Río, 94294, Veracruz, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1983-2806

Keywords:

expired drug, corrosion inhibitor, sustainable

Abstract

Expired drugs are currently a waste management problem, it is estimated that in México alone 12 million expired drugs are not recovered for proper final disposition, generating pollution and, in the worst-case scenario, the rise of a expired drug black market, that puts at risk the population health. Their use as corrosion inhibitors provides an alternative for recycling that also alleviates the demand for new substances that work as corrosion inhibitors of low environmental impact.

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Published

2024-05-21

How to Cite

Ramírez-Cano, J. A., & Orozco-Cruz, R. (2024). Expired drugs as corrosion inhibitors. Revista De divulgación científica IBIO, 6(2), 178. Retrieved from http://revistaibio.com/ojs33/index.php/main/article/view/178