Abstract
The anticorrosive potential of Stachytarpheta mutabilis leaf extract (SMLE) as a corrosion inhibitor for corrosion of mild steel (MS) in 1 M HCl was investigated using weight loss measurement as well as gasometric techniques at 30 and 60 oc. Relevant thermodynamic equations were employed to estimate the activation energy, enthalpy change and entropy change. The adsorption isotherms were used to determine the Gibbs free energy change. Results obtained showed that SMLE functioned as an excellent corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in the acidic environment. Temperature studies revealed a decrease in inhibition efficiency with increase in temperature and activation energies increased in the presence of the extract. The adsorption of SMLE on mild steel was approximated using Freundlich, Flory-Huggins, Frumkin, El-Awary’s and Temkin isotherms but Langmuir gave the best fit. Both kinetic and thermodynamic parameters governing the adsorption process were calculated and discussed. The adsorption followed a first order kinetics. As concluded from the results, the adsorption of S. mutabilis on mild steel in 1M HCl medium is feasible, spontaneous and it occurred by physical adsorption. From the experimental results obtained, it can be concluded that SMLE inhibit corrosion effectively when compared well with many reported green inhibitors for MS corrosion.
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