Abstract
In this work a new and environmentally benign corrosion inhibitor namely 4-(2-amino-4,5-dimethylphenyl)imino)methyl)benzaldehyde (APMB) was synthesized for protection of mild steel (MS) in 0.5M sulphuric acid media. The synthesis was carried out at room temperature with cost effective reagents and solvents. Electrochemical procedures show that APMB can protect mild steel; with maximum corrosion protection efficiency up to 98.35% at a concentration of 1mM and even at the lowest concentration (0.001mM) the protection efficiency was quite significant. The synthesized compound acts as mixed type inhibitor. ATR-FTIR, SEM-EDS and AFM characterization specifies that the corrosion was prevented by formation of a protective layer of APMB on metal sample. Temperature kinetics study confirms that the adsorption of APMB on MS was following Langmuir's isotherm for monolayer adsorption. Several other thermodynamic adsorption and activation parameters were evaluated to supplement the above findings. In addition, the mechanism of inhibition was also studied via DFT (Density functional theory) treatment of APMB molecule.
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