Accepted Manuscript Title: Grafted palygorskite as containers of heptanoate for corrosion protection of steel in NaCl medium Author: A. A¨ ıtAghzzaf B. Rhouta E. Rocca A. Khalil PII: S0010-938X(16)31022-8 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2016.10.028 Reference: CS 6926 To appear in: Received date: 2-6-2016 Revised date: 23-9-2016 Accepted date: 23-10-2016 Please cite this article as: {http://dx.doi.org/ This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.