Inhibition Effects Of Banana And Orange Peel Extract On The Corrosion Of Bright Steel In Acidic Media

Abstract

From the beginning of its invention, steel has become the most significant engineering alloy used by man. However, it possesses a serious problem of corroding when exposed to normal climatic conditions. Using organic produce from nature has become a trend in tackling such corrosion of Steel. The main focus of this study is to produce green corrosion inhibitor from banana and orange peel. The gravimetric method was used to determine the corrosion of bright steel in acidic media (HCl) in which equal proportions of BPE and OPE were added as a corrosion inhibitor. The result of this study showed that as the concentration of inhibitor increases the rate of corrosion decreases. Maximum efficiency of 76.76% was achieved for 1200 PPM in 0.1N HCl and 79.19% was achieved for 1200 PPM in 0.3N HCl. The result shows that extracts of Banana and Orange peel can be used as corrosion inhibitors more widely when compared to their counterpart that is, conventional toxic inhibitors which are harmful to the environment.