Journal
CORROSION SCIENCE
Volume 137, Issue -, Pages 62-75Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.03.034
Keywords
Acid solutions; EIS; Acid inhibition; Mild steel; AFM
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The corrosion inhibition mechanism of mild steel in acidic solution and in the presence of two cationic gemini surfactants have been studied. These are two surfactants having 12-carbon hydrophobic tails: one with a tetramethylene spacer and the other one with the same spacer containing two hydroxyl groups. EIS and polarization and electrochemical noise measurements revealed superior corrosion inhibition of hydroxyl functional surfactant compared with its counterpart with no hydroxyl group. Surface analysis including AFM, and SEM confirmed less corrosion attacks on the sample exposed to hydroxyl functional surfactant solution. Quantum chemical parameters revealed a good correlation with electrochemical results.
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