Abstract
The inhibition efficiency of acid extract of leaves of Citrus aurantiifolia [CAL] plant on the corrosion of mild steel in 1 M HCl was investigated by weight loss measurements and electrochemical studies. The corrosion rate of mild steel and the inhibition efficiencies of the extract were calculated. The results obtained show that the extract could serve as an effective inhibitor for the corrosion of mild steel in HCl media. Inhibition was found to increase with increasing concentration of the plant extract. The inhibitive action of plant extract is discussed on the basis of adsorption of stable complex at the mild steel surface. Theoretical fitting of different isotherms, Langmuir, Temkin, Freundlich, Frumkin, Flory‐Huggins and the kinetic thermodynamic model, were tested to clarify the nature of adsorption. Polarisation curves revealed that this inhibitor act as a mixed type inhibitor and the inhibition efficiency of up to 97.91% can be obtained. The surface analysis study confirms the corrosion of mild steel and its inhibition by the inhibitor CAL.
Highlights
Mild steel (MS) has been extensively used under different conditions in chemical and allied industries in handling alkaline, acid and salt solutions
The known hazardous effects of most synthetic corrosion inhibitors are the motivation for the use of some natural products
The addition of inhibitors increases the IE, irrespective of the time of immersion. This may be due to the adsorption of phytochemical constituents of the extracts on the metal surface
Summary
Mild steel (MS) has been extensively used under different conditions in chemical and allied industries in handling alkaline, acid and salt solutions. Extract of CAL is used as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1 M HCl. The leaves were collected from a farm in Duraiyur, Trichy. Weighed samples are immersed in 100 mL of the acid (1 M HCl) without and with different concentrations of the inhibitor for various intervals of time.
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