L-proline mixed with sodium benzoate as sustainable inhibitor for mild steel corrosion in 1M HCl: An experimental and theoretical approach

Abstract Following standard experimental (gravimetric measurements, potentiodynamic polarization measurements, electrochemical impedance measurements, spectroscopic measurements, scanning electron microscopy technique) and theoretical (DFT) approach, inhibition effect of L-proline (LPr) and LPr mixe...

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Autores principales: Mosarrat Parveen, Mohammad Mobin, Saman Zehra, Ruby Aslam
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Sumario:Abstract Following standard experimental (gravimetric measurements, potentiodynamic polarization measurements, electrochemical impedance measurements, spectroscopic measurements, scanning electron microscopy technique) and theoretical (DFT) approach, inhibition effect of L-proline (LPr) and LPr mixed with sodium benzoate (LPr + NaBenz) for mild steel (MS) corrosion in 1M HCl was studied at 30, 40, 50 and 60 °C. The concentration of LPr was varied between 100–600 ppm, whereas that of NaBenz was fixed at 10 ppm. LPr lowered the corrosion rates of MS to a considerable extent. Corrosion mitigating efficacy of LPr is synergistically enhanced on adding NaBenz at all concentrations. Evaluation of polarization parameters suggested that both LPr and LPr + NaBenz act as mixed type inhibitor with more control on cathodic reaction whereas impedance parameters suggested inhibition of metal corrosion by adsorption at the MS/solution interface. Surface microscopic examination of corroded and uncorroded MS coupons supported the protective effect of adsorbed inhibitor layer at the MS surface. Spectroscopic studies are suggestive of the complex formation between inhibitor molecules and the metal. When LPr is combined with NaBenz, the corrosion inhibition rate was improved greatly. Corrosion mitigating efficacy of LPr or LPr mixed with NaBenz obtained by different techniques are in good agreement and correlate well with theoretical quantum chemical descriptors.