“…However, HCl solution is highly corrosive to metallic equipment, so a suitable corrosion inhibitor needs to be added in a chemical acidic cleaning process of equipment. , In the early stage, some simple oxysalts were used for metal corrosion inhibition, but they are mostly used in neutral media rather than acidic solution. , For organic corrosion inhibitors, they have more obvious advantages in acidic media . For instance, ionic liquids (ILs) have shown their outstanding performance in corrosion inhibition of steels in the acidic environment owing to many attractive characteristics such as high stability, high solubility, and low environmental hazards, although they suffer from the high production cost sometimes. , Moreover, plant extract corrosion inhibitors have been widely studied as green corrosion inhibitors owing to their high inhibition efficiency, chemical stability, and environmental friendliness. However, their application is limited by the difficulty of separation. − In recent years, intelligent corrosion inhibitors with pH responsivity, self-assembly, and self-healing properties have attracted more and more attention of scientists. − Despite the above achievements, the development of new sustainable, environmentally friendly, and highly efficient corrosion inhibitors in acidic media is still an important topic in metal protection.…”