Corrosion Inhibition of Low Carbon Steel in Soil Solutions, Using Novel Schiff Base Inhibitor

Abstract

The investigation of Corrosion inhibition behavior of synthesized amino acid-based Schiff base inhibitor [(E)-5-nitro-N1-((E)-3-phenylallylidene) benzene-1,2-diamine] was carried out. Its adsorption in two types of (5%) soil solutions was studied at room temperature, using potentiodynamic polarization and gravimetric techniques. The inhibition efficiency obtained at the optimum inhibitor concentration (300ppm), were 23% in acidic and 70% in neutral electrolyte. Results illustrated that the inhibitor worked well in less acidic environment in one of the soil solutions which was relatively acidic than the other. Experimental data of potentiodynamic study also indicated that the inhibitor was more inclined to adsorb on the anodic sites of the carbon steel sample, thus the inhibitor can be categorized as the anodic inhibitor due to suppression of more anodic reaction on the carbon steel sample.