A thermodynamical, electrochemical, theoretical and surface investigation of diheteroaryl thioethers as effective corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 M HCl

  • Chandrabhan Verma
  • , M. A. Quraishi*
  • , Ambrish Singh
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The inhibition effect of three diheteroaryl thioethers (DHATs) namely 5,5'-thiobis (4-phenylthiazol-2amine) (DHAT-1), 4,4'-(5,5'-thiobis(2-aminothiozole-5,4-diyl)) diphenol (DHAT-2) and 4,4'-(5,5'-thiobis(2-aminothiazole-5,4-diyl))bis (benzene-1,3-diol) (DHAT-3) on mild steel corrosion in 1 M HCl was studied by weight loss, electrochemical, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and theoretical calculation methods. Among the studied compounds DHAT-3 exhibited maximum inhibition efficiency (η%) of 96.99% at 11.2 × 10-5 mol/L concentration. The potentiodynamic studies revealed that investigated DHATs act as mixed type inhibitors. Adsorption of the DHATs on the mild steel surface in 1 M HCl obeys the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The results of theoretical calculation, SEM and AFM studies were found to be consistent with the weight loss and electrochemical results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)127-140
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Volume58
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Keywords

  • Acid solution
  • EIS
  • Mild steel
  • Quantum chemical calculation
  • SEM/AFM

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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