Abstract
The electrochemical behavior of brass and anticorrosion effect of 2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole (2-MMI) in weakly alkaline solution with and without presence of chloride ions was investigated using electrochemical techniques in addition to SEM-EDS analysis. Results show that inhibition efficiency depended on inhibitor concentration and immersion time of brass electrode in inhibitor solution. Inhibition mechanism of 2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole includes adsorption of inhibitor on active sites on electrode surface which was confirmed by SEM-EDS analysis of the brass. Adsorption of the 2-MMI in sodium tetraborate solution obeys Flory-Huggins adsorption isotherm, while in the presence of chloride, ions adsorption of inhibitor obeys Langmuir adsorption isotherm.
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