Corrosion inhibition and adsorption behavior of 5-(Phenylthio)-3H-pyrrole-4-carbonitriles on mild steel surface in 1M H2SO4: Experimental and computational approach

  • Chandrabhan Verma
  • , M. A. Quraishi*
  • , Rishi Korde
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Present study describes the effect of electron donating hydroxyl (-OH) group (s) on adsorption behavior of three 5-(phenylthio)-3H-pyrrole-4-carbonitriles (PPCs) on mild steel corrosion in 1 M H2SO4 using gravimetric, Tafel polarization and impedance spectroscopy (EIS), quantum chemical calculations and molecular dynamics simulations methods. The inhibitors showed the maximum efficiency of 91.32%, 92.97% and 94.62% for PPC-I, PPC-II and PPC-III, respectively at 1.29×10-4 mol/L concentration and behaved as mixed type inhibitors. Adsorption of studied inhibitors on mild steel surface followed the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The quantum chemical calculation parameters such as EHOMO, ELUMO, ΔE, global harness, softness, electronegativity and fraction of electron transfer (DN) were calculated using DFT method to correlate the electronic properties with the adsorption behavior of studied molecules. The adsorption behavior of the inhibitor molecules was further supported by their adsorption energies using molecular dynamics simulations method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1012-1032
Number of pages21
JournalAnalytical and Bioanalytical Electrochemistry
Volume8
Issue number8
StatePublished - 31 Dec 2016
Externally publishedYes

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© 2016 by CEE (Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry).

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • EIS/Tafel
  • Quantum chemical calculations and molecular dynamics simulations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry

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