Abstract:The permeability of six amine based inhibitors, the effectiveness of chloride removal and the change of carbon steel in the chloride contaminated reinforced concrete specimens were studied by organic elemental analyzer, rapid chloride test (RCT), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and weak polarization method. The results show that under the same condition, six amine based inhibitors have different permeability in concrete, but with different amine based inhibitors, the effectiveness of chloride removal shows slight difference. Compared with electrochemical chloride removal, the effectiveness of bidirectional electromigration rehabilitation is weaker. However, the content of amine based inhibitors in concrete pore solutions is twice that of the rest of chloride. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and weak polarization tests indicate that after bidirectional electromigration rehabilitation, the resistance of the concrete cover and the corrosion potential of steel are improved. This means corrosion resistance of steel is improved. But the corrosion current and the corrosion rate of steel is increased. It is probably because alkaline corrosion occurs on rebar surface.