Abstract
The use of corrosion inhibitors can effectively avoid the corrosion of metals and alloys, but the conventional organic/inorganic corrosion inhibitors have certain toxic and side effects and environmental pollution problems (including some expensive toxic reagents and catalysts), prompting researchers to turn their attention to the research of water-soluble polymer corrosion inhibitors with green environment friendly and low pollution. This paper reviews the action mechanism of polymer inhibitors, the research status of natural polymer inhibitors (chitosan-based inhibitors, cellulose and its derivatives inhibitors, other carbohydrate inhibitors, protein inhibitors) and synthetic polymer inhibitors (epoxy resin inhibitors, polyethylene glycol inhibitors, conductive polymer inhibitors), The purpose is to provide some reference for the development of eco-friendly metal coatings.
Introduction
Carbon steel, alloys (magnesium, aluminum alloys) and other metal materials are widely used in industry, agriculture, transportation, daily life and other fields because of their good plasticity, easy processability and excellent mechanical properties (; ; ). However, under natural conditions, metal materials usually react with corrosive media such as water, Cl−, SO42−, O2 in the surrounding environment, which changes their chemical properties, resulting in a large amount of metal components peeling off with the corrosive media. The essence of metal corrosion is the process of metal atoms losing electrons and being oxidized. Metal corrosion can be generally divided into chemical corrosion and electrochemical corrosion. Electrochemical corrosion is the most common and important type of metal corrosion. The corrosion of steel in humid air is the most prominent example of electrochemical corrosion. In the humid air, a thin water film will be adsorbed on the steel surface. If the water film is strongly acidic, hydrogen will be released from the electrons of H+, and this electrochemical corrosion is called hydrogen evolution corrosion; If the water film is weakly acidic or neutral, more oxygen can be dissolved. At this time, O2 gets electrons and precipitates OH−. This electrochemical corrosion is called oxygen absorption corrosion and is the main cause of steel corrosion. According to the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), up to now, the global loss caused by corrosion is equivalent to about 3.4% of the world GDP, and safety accidents caused by corrosion continue to occur (; ). In order to reduce the loss caused by metal corrosion, metal corrosion prevention methods such as surface modification, anodic oxidation, electroless plating or electroplating, and chemical coating have been developed in succession (; ). The method of using heterocyclic compound organic coating to protect metal substrates has the advantages of low cost, fast construction, and excellent corrosion resistance. It is one of the fastest-growing anti-corrosion methods in recent decades, and is widely used in the field of metal protection. However, there are still many defects in the use of these compounds as corrosion inhibitors. The first is that these compounds are not environmentally friendly. Because most of the compound raw materials, solvents and catalysts are expensive and have toxic side effects, their application is greatly limited (; ; ). Polymer has the advantages of low cost, stable properties, non-toxic and so on. In recent years, it has gradually become an environmental protection inhibitor to replace the conventional heterocyclic inhibitor (Figure 1). Because the polymer contains various macromolecules and functional groups (–N=N–, R–NH2, R–COOH, etc.), it can be used as both an anti-corrosion coating and a corrosion inhibitor (Table 1). Among them, amine, imine, amide polymers, vinyl and vinyl polymers account for 76.08% of polymer corrosion inhibitors (). In addition, there are heteroatoms in biopolymers or macromolecules formed by the degradation of active organisms (animals, plants, bacteria, microorganisms, etc.), which show a certain adsorption capacity, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing metal surface corrosion (). Therefore, this paper reviews the action mechanism of polymer inhibitors, the application status of biopolymer inhibitors (chitosan-based inhibitors, cellulose and its derivatives inhibitors, other carbohydrate inhibitors, protein inhibitors) and synthetic polymer inhibitors (epoxy resin inhibitors, polyethylene glycol inhibitors, conductive polymer inhibitors), The purpose is to provide some reference for the development of eco-friendly metal coatings.
FIGURE 1
TABLE 1
| No. | Sub. | Env | Type | Adsor | Iso | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al | HCl + H2SO4 | Anodic | Chemical–physical | Langmuir | |
| 2 | Mg | HCl | Anodic | Chemical | Fruendlich | |
| 3 | Cu | HCl | - | Physical | Langmuir | |
| 4 | St | HCl | Cathodic | Chemical–physical | — | |
| 5 | St | NaCl | Anodic | Chemical | — | |
| 6 | St (C-Mn) | HCl | Cathodic | Chemical | Freundlich | |
| 7 | St | HCl | — | Chemical | Langmuir | |
| 8 | St | HCl | — | Chemical–physical | Langmuir | |
| 9 | St | NaCl | — | Chemical | Langmuir |
Data obtained for water-soluble polymer as a corrosion inhibitor.
Mechanism of polymer corrosion inhibitor
Metal corrosion is the result of galvanic cell reaction on the metal surface, which is the main cause of corrosion. Galvanic cell reaction usually includes anode reaction and cathode reaction. If corrosion inhibitor can inhibit either anode or cathode reaction, it will slow down the galvanic cell reaction process and weaken the corrosion rate of metal (
;
). At present, the mechanism of corrosion inhibitor has not been fully understood, but the main corrosion inhibition principles are as follows:
(1) Physical/chemical adsorption at the metal/electrolyte interface;
(2) Electrostatic interaction of the protonated groups existing in corrosion inhibitor molecules and cations on surface of the metal matrix;
(3) Chemical interaction between unshared electrons (electrons on N, S, O atoms) and empty d orbitals in the electronic structure of metal atoms;
(4) By forming stable metal corrosion inhibitor complexes.
The action mechanism of polymer inhibitor is similar to heterocyclic inhibitor. It mainly forms a protective film for blocking aqueous medium by adsorbing on the surface of metal matrix. The stability and blocking effect of the protective film depend on the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of the polymer, which directly determines the adhesion ability of the polymer film. Polymer adsorption can be divided into physical adsorption, chemical adsorption and mixed adsorption. Among them, physical adsorption is mainly caused by the van der Waals force between the polymer inhibitor molecules and the surface of the metal matrix, while chemical adsorption uses the electron transfer and exchange between the polymer inhibitor and the surface atoms of the metal matrix to form the adsorption of chemical bonds. In addition, there are also mixed adsorption methods covering two adsorption characteristics (
;
). The adsorption process of polymer corrosion inhibitor can be divided into the following steps:
(1) Polymer molecules replace acid ions and water molecules on the metal surface;
(2) Polymer molecules and acid ions form flocs;
(3) Polymer molecules use the hydroxyl, carboxyl and other organic functional groups contained in them to provide electrons to the empty orbit of the metal, form chelates with metal ions, and adsorb on the metal surface to form a hydrophobic protective film.
At the same time, in the process of polymer corrosion inhibitor, the metal corrosion efficiency will also be related to the chemical stability, coating uniformity and adsorption effect of the polymer. In addition, the density of donor electrons, electrolyte composition, pH value, apparent morphology of metal matrix, charge characteristics, etc. will also affect the effect of polymer corrosion inhibitor ().
Aqueous polymer inhibitor
Chitosan based corrosion inhibitor
As a linear polysaccharide, chitosan (Cht) contains various polar functional groups (amino, hydroxyl, acetyl, hydroxymethyl, etc.) on its linear polymer chain (Figure 2). These functional groups help to improve the solubility of chitosan in polar electrolytes and make chitosan easy to adsorb on metal surfaces. And because the acidity coefficient (pKa) value of amino group in chitosan is 6.5, it has a high degree of protonation in neutral and acidic environment. This property makes chitosan water-soluble and can form a good adhesion with negatively charged metal surfaces. In addition, chitosan can be modified to improve its biological tolerance and corrosion resistance. It is because chitosan and its derivatives have the characteristics of non-toxic, environmental protection, non-sensitization, biocompatibility and degradability that they have been widely concerned in food, biomedicine, agriculture, environment, pharmaceutical and other industries.
FIGURE 2
deposited a thin chitosan gel layer on the surface of 304 stainless steel sample through galvanic displacement reaction, and measured that the Icorr of steel before and after chitosan coating were 24.5 and 1.14 respectively μA cm−2, while Ecorr values were -0.161 and 0.0045 V respectively. The deposited chitosan coating successfully slowed down the corrosion rate of the matrix. It is found that the adhesion strength of chitosan coating is related to the type of solution, potential and other factors. For example, the adhesion of chitosan in the solution system is: methanol < isopropanol < ethanol solution. In addition, the thickness of chitosan coating is proportional to the potential. In order to improve the adhesion between chitosan and steel surface, polar functional groups can also be added to the main chain of chitosan for modification to strengthen its corrosion inhibition ability. used 4-amino-5-methyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-mercaptan for the first time to chemically modify chitosan corrosion inhibitor. Through the evaluation of its corrosion inhibition performance on the surface of carbon steel in 1 M HCl solution, it was found that the adsorption of the modified corrosion inhibitor conformed to the Langmuir isotherm, which showed physical adsorption and chemical adsorption. In addition, with the increase of inhibitor concentration, its polarization resistance gradually increases, which is a mixed inhibitor with cathode advantage, and the purpose of enhancing the corrosion inhibition effect can be achieved by improving the combination of Fe inhibitor system. used 1,3-propanesulfonic acid to sulfonate chitosan with different molecular weights to improve its solubility and overcome the incompatibility between hydrate inhibitor (HHIs) and inhibitor. The test shows that low molecular weight sulfonated modified chitosan (SCS) has obvious inhibition effect on metal corrosion in 2 M HCl solution, and the inhibition rate is close to 95.6 ± 0.1%. In addition, chitosan derivatives can also be used as metal corrosion inhibitors. synthesized two chitosan derivatives, carboxymethyl chitosan benzaldehyde (CMChi-B) and carboxymethyl chitosan urea glutaric acid (CMChi-UGLU), using chitosan as raw materials. By using NaCl 2% solution as the corrosion medium, the maximum corrosion inhibition rates of CMChi-B and CMChi-UGLU on steel are 80.8% and 80.6% respectively. Both inhibitors show strong corrosion inhibition ability.
Chitosan and its derivatives have a wide range of sources and low cost. By adjusting the parameters of the coating solution and introducing polar functional groups, the adhesion strength can be effectively improved, showing good application potential.
Corrosion inhibitor of cellulose and its derivatives
Cellulose is a natural polymer rich in carbohydrates, which is widely distributed in cotton, wood, hemp and other animal and plant raw materials (Figure 3). Due to the environmental protection of its source, it is currently one of the main sources of compounds as eco-friendly metal corrosion inhibitors ().
FIGURE 3
studied the adsorption and corrosion inhibition properties of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) for aluminum in 0.5 M HCl and 2 M H2SO4 media. The results show that HPC has strong anodic effect in both corrosion solutions and is a mixed inhibitor. The sustained release rate increases with the increase of concentration, but its sustainability decreases with the increase of temperature. studied the corrosion inhibition effect of methylcellulose (MC) on magnesium (Mg) metal in hydrochloric acid. The results show that the corrosion inhibition rate of Mg metal surface increases with the increase of inhibitor concentration and decreases with the increase of temperature. Its adsorption conforms to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm model. This is because MC inhibitor can form OH− bridging on the metal surface and adsorb on the Mg metal surface, thus delaying the corrosion of the metal surface. studied the corrosion inhibition effect of methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (MHEC) on metal copper in 1 m HCl. The results showed that the adsorption of MHEC on the copper surface followed the Langmuir isotherm, mainly physical adsorption. Its corrosion inhibition depends on the concentration of inhibitor. This inhibition is due to the adsorption of MHEC on the surface of copper, which hinders the charge transfer on the surface of copper, so as to protect the copper surface from aggressive ions. evaluated the corrosion inhibition rate of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-Zn2+ system on carbon steel in formation water with or without Zn2+ by weight loss method. The results show that the corrosion inhibition rate of the formula composed of 250ppm CMC and 50 ppm Zn2+ is as high as 98%. It is pointed out that the corrosion inhibition mechanism of CMC is due to the formation of protective film between Fe2+-CMC complex and Zn(OH)2, and CMC-Zn2+ system has synergistic effect. In addition, conventional cellulose can be modified or cellulose derivatives can be selected to avoid the limited solubility of conventional cellulose. developed a chemically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose (CHEC) and evaluated the anti-corrosion effect of CHEC in low carbon steel. The results show that CHEC can effectively maintain its anti-corrosion activity in the temperature range of 20–80°C, and the corrosion inhibition rate is as high as 93% at 80°C. In terms of mechanism analysis, CHEC inhibits the metal dissolution of the anode and the hydrogen evolution reaction of the cathode by generating chemical adsorption on the surface of the corroded metal. Its adsorption conforms to the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model.
Because cellulose has various electron rich polar functional groups, but its solubility in polar solvents is limited, it is often necessary to introduce polar substituents into the molecular structure of cellulose for chemical modification. These polar functional groups can improve the corrosion inhibition effect of inhibitors by increasing the molecular size and solubility of cellulose.
Starch corrosion inhibitor
As a natural renewable polymer carbohydrate, starch has the characteristics of low cost, non-toxic, degradable and so on. It is widely used in food industry, pharmaceutical, papermaking and other fields. It mainly exists in corn, potatoes, wheat and other grains, and is composed of various glucose units. However, natural starch is easy to stick together, there are problems of aging and biological corruption, and because of its poor corrosion inhibition ability and low water solubility, it is rarely used as a corrosion inhibitor directly. However, due to the existence of amylose (20–25%) and amylopectin (75–80%), there is a large space for modification (Figure 4).
FIGURE 4
studied the corrosion inhibition performance of millet starch (MS) in 30 ± 1°C and 0.5 M HCl solution. The results show that MS has obvious inhibition effect on the corrosion of low carbon steel in acid solution, and the inhibition effect is proportional to the concentration of MS. studied the corrosion inhibition performance of carboxymethyl starch (CMS) on low carbon steel in hydrochloric acid solution. The results show that CMS has good corrosion inhibition effect in 5% HCl solution at 24–60°C. When the concentration of CMS increases to 2 g/L, the corrosion rate of low carbon steel decreases to 11.19 mm/year, and the corrosion inhibition rate is 80.61%. CMS acts as a cathodic inhibitor, and its corrosion inhibition rate increases with the increase of CMS concentration, and the corrosion inhibition effect at room temperature is the best. However, conventional starch has poor corrosion inhibition ability and low water solubility, so it cannot be directly used as a metal corrosion inhibitor, so it often needs to be modified. studied the corrosion inhibition effect of activated carboxymethylated cassava starch derivatives (CMS) on carbon steel XC35 in 200 mg L−1 NaCl solution. The results showed that activated starch was a mixed inhibitor, while carboxymethylated cassava starch mainly inhibited the anodic reaction. The slow-release rate of the two corrosion inhibitors increases with the increase of concentration. Activated starch can form a more stable and dense protective film than CMS, because the alkoxy and carboxylic groups in starch can form chelates with the surface of oxidized metal to block its active sites. modified sweet potato starch (NS) extract by alkali treatment to obtain alkali modified starch (AMS), and evaluated its corrosion inhibition performance under acidic conditions. The results show that AMS has high corrosion inhibition effect, and the corrosion inhibition effect tends to be stable with the extension of time. In addition, the synergistic use of potassium iodide (KI) can also improve the corrosion inhibition effect of AMS. synthesized cassava starch sodium allyl sulfonate acrylamide graft copolymer (CS-SAS-AAGC) ternary graft copolymer by chemically modifying cassava starch (CS) and grafting with sodium allyl sulfonate (SAS) and acrylamide (AA). The corrosion inhibition performance of CS-SAS-AAGC on cold rolled steel (CRS) in 1.0 M HCl solution was studied. The results show that the best corrosion inhibition rate of CS-SAS-AAGC at 50 mg L−1 is 97.2%, and its corrosion inhibition ability is stronger than CS, SAS and AA. used glycerol grafted starch as a metal corrosion inhibitor, grafted glycerol molecules on amylopectin, and then evaluated its corrosion inhibition effect in 1 m HCl solution and C-Mn steel. The results show that the inhibitor may be of cathode type. With the increase of inhibitor concentration, the corrosion current density decreases, and the inhibition effect of the inhibitor gradually increases. When the concentration of inhibitor is increased to 300 mg L−1, the inhibition rate can reach 94.25%.
Starch has a large space for modification. Starch corrosion inhibitor based on certain activation and modification of starch raw materials is also an effective choice for metal corrosion prevention.
Protein inhibitor
As a kind of biological macromolecule (or biopolymer), protein is composed of one or more amino acid (AAS) residue polymerization chains. It plays a role in DNA replication and catalytic metabolism in organisms (Figure 5). Because of its wide source, easy degradation and low cost, it is widely used in industrial and biological fields. At present, studies have shown that proteins have specific amino acid functional sites. Through protonation, molecules can interact with metal surfaces to produce colloidal organometallic complexes. In addition, protein denaturation will also form a corrosion inhibition film on the metal surface, thereby delaying the corrosion process of metal ().
FIGURE 5
In addition to the corrosion inhibition performance of animal protein extracts, researchers have also conducted relevant research on the corrosion inhibition effect of plant proteins.
Animal/plant proteins are supplied from a wider range of sources. By changing protein concentration, protein size, protein surface interaction (surface charge), medium and protein-protein interaction, the corrosion rate of metals can be effectively reduced. However, at present, the mechanism of protein corrosion inhibition needs to be further studied.
Arabic gum inhibitor
Arabic gum (GA) is a common natural gum. Because of its low cost, non-toxic and good biocompatibility, it is widely used in the food and coating industry as a stabilizer, film-forming agent, emulsifier and viscosity control agent. GA is a complex mixture of arabinogalactan, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides and glycoproteins. It has a highly branched complex polysaccharide structure, which makes it have a relatively small hydrodynamic volume, thus allowing more functional groups to be adsorbed on the metal surface (Figure 6), showing a certain corrosion inhibition potential (
FIGURE 6

Molecular structure of GA.
Similarly, as a biological corrosion inhibitor, the corrosion inhibition performance of Arabic gum is relatively insufficient. At present, the research on Arabic gum inhibitor mainly focuses on auxiliary corrosion inhibition, but the complex polysaccharide structure of Arabic gum provides the basis for its modification and enhancement.
Other plant corrosion inhibitors
At present, the selection of low-cost and environment-friendly biological corrosion inhibitors has become the current mainstream development trend. Many plant extracts contain heteroatoms such as N and P, conjugated double bonds and polar functional groups (
Recent studies have proved the effectiveness of plant extracts as metal corrosion inhibitors, but it is also necessary to ensure that the extraction solvent used in the extraction process should meet the basic requirements of environmental friendliness, low price, good solubility and so on. At the same time, the final extract must be non bioaccumulative, non-toxic and biodegradable.
Synthetic polymer corrosion inhibitor
Synthetic polymers usually refer to polymers synthesized under laboratory conditions. Because of their high molecular weight, they can still maintain good coating effect even at low concentration, thus playing a certain anti-corrosion effect. Therefore, the application status of resin-based corrosion inhibitor, polyethylene glycol corrosion inhibitor and conductive polymer corrosion inhibitor which are widely used at present are introduced respectively.
Resin based corrosion inhibitor
Epoxy resin, also known as epoxy polymer, has the advantages of many varieties, large curing/modification space, strong adhesion of peripheral polar substituents, low curing shrinkage, high mechanical strength, strong acid and alkali resistance, etc. Due to the polymer characteristics of epoxy resin, it can form excellent surface coverage and strong adsorption capacity on the metal surface, and heteroatoms such as O, N and s in epoxy resin are easy to protonate, which is conducive to the dissolution of epoxy polymer in polar electrolyte (
FIGURE 7

Molecular structure of resin.
In addition to using different types of epoxy resins for metal corrosion inhibition experiments, researchers also improved the corrosion inhibition effect of conventional resin materials by doping silicon and carbon nanoparticles or using chemical reagents.
Resin based corrosion inhibitor is the mainstream metal corrosion inhibitor at present because of its good acid, alkali and salt resistance. And the epoxy resin has a large modification space, which can further improve its corrosion inhibition performance by doping various functional nano materials.
Polyethylene glycol corrosion inhibitor
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a high molecular polymer, its molecular weight ranges from 200 to 10 of thousands (Figure 8). Due to its good dispersion, solubility, adhesion and low raw material cost, peg is widely used in chemical, pharmaceutical, food and other fields (
FIGURE 8

Molecular structure of PEG.
Like other corrosion inhibitors, the corrosion inhibition effect of PEG is also affected by some common surfactants, catalysts, emulsifiers and other additives.
Polyethylene glycol has poor performance when used as a metal corrosion inhibitor. It is often used together with other chemical reagents in the form of additives, and can improve the corrosion resistance of the coating by weakening the hydrogen reduction reaction in the process of metal corrosion.
Conductive polymer inhibitor
Conductive polymer (CPS) is a special type of polymer. Because its main chain has extensive π electron delocalization, it shows good conductivity during oxidation and reduction. Because of the electronic properties of semiconductors and the ease of processing of conventional polymers, they are widely used in daily production and life. In addition, because of its large structural units and good coating effect, conductive polymers are also efficient corrosion inhibitors for metal corrosion prevention. The commonly used conductive polymer corrosion inhibitors include polyaniline (PANI), polypyrrole (PPy), polyindole (PIN), polythiophene (PTh) and polyaniline (PPD). Because the conductive polymer coating has good barrier performance, it can effectively inhibit the corrosion diffusion of corrosion medium and firmly adhere to the metal surface (
In addition,
In the process of metal corrosion, some CPS charges will be consumed due to corrosion, and anion exchange will occur to form a passive oxide layer, reducing the adhesion between CPS and metal. Therefore, researchers proposed to use nano inorganic materials in conjunction with CPS to improve the corrosion inhibition ability of metal materials.
There are many kinds of conductive polymer corrosion inhibitors, which have strong corrosion resistance to corrosive media, good adhesion, and can be used together with similar conductive polymers, but too many doping methods have brought challenges to its mechanism research.
Composite polymer inhibitor
In order to obtain better anticorrosion performance of metal materials, at present, the combination of inhibitors is often used to balance the advantages and disadvantages of each inhibitor and maximize the anticorrosion effect of the coating.
Conclusion
Through the systematic development of aqueous polymer corrosion inhibitors, it can be seen that in water-soluble polymers, such as chitosan, cellulose, animal and plant proteins and their derivatives have the characteristics of wide source, easy degradation and low cost, but these materials are often used in large amounts and have poor solubility, and will be affected by the pH value of the solution, and the understanding of the mechanism is still not clear; In synthetic polymers, epoxy resin, polyethylene glycol, conductive polymers, etc. have the advantages of low dosage, containing multiple adsorption sites, high corrosion inhibition rate, long action time limit, high temperature resistance, large modification space, etc., but the disadvantages are that it is difficult to analyze the corrosion inhibition mechanism of synthetic polymers, containing certain biological toxicity, and difficult to control the molecular weight; The composite polymer inhibitor effectively takes into account the balance between natural polymers and synthetic polymers, which can not only play a synergistic corrosion inhibition effect, but also improve other properties required by the metal matrix (such as wear, lubrication, hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties, etc.). However, the composition of the composite polymer is miscellaneous, and the analysis of its corrosion inhibition mechanism is more difficult, but this uncertainty provides infinite possibilities for future exploration. It is believed that with the continuous advancement of relevant research work and the development of technology, the corrosion inhibition mechanism of various polymers will become more and more clear. By reasonably controlling the cost of polymer corrosion inhibitor, it will become the mainstream development trend of metal corrosion protection in the future.
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Author contributions
ZY investigated and processed the data, pointed out the framework of the paper, made a summary and analysis, and completed the writing of the paper. ZY reviewed the paper and supported the project.
Funding
This work was supported by The Doctoral Fund Project of Chongqing Institute of Industry and Technology (Grant No. 2022G2YBS2K2-12).
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Keywords
corrosion, inhibitor, polymer, mechanism, review
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Yihang Z (2022) Application of water-soluble polymer inhibitor in metal corrosion protection: Progress and challenges. Front. Energy Res. 10:997107. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.997107
Received
18 July 2022
Accepted
29 August 2022
Published
20 September 2022
Volume
10 - 2022
Edited by
Zhiqiang Geng, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Reviewed by
Lei Guo, Tongren University, China
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