CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF ION IMPLANTATION: OXIDATION, CORROSION, AND CATALYSIS.

The application of ion implantation to the study of oxidation behavior has become widely accepted by research scientists. However, the industrial application of ion implantation has yet to be widely adopted. Aside from the economics of the implantation process, the main fundamental issue is the extent to which the improvements in oxidation endure with time. The review on corrosion covers attempts to improve general or localized corrosion resistance and studies that provide examples of how ion implantation may modify specific mechanisms involved in the aqueous corrosion process. While ion implantation may not be suitable for the fabrication of porous catalysts, it would appear that it is suitable in the development of new selective catalysts that cannot be fabricated by more conventional methods.