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Corrosion inhibition for low-carbon steel in 1 M H2SO4 solution by phenytoin: evaluation of the inhibition potency of another "anticorrosive drug"

  • Ubong M. Eduok*
  • , Mazen Khaled
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Abstract The inhibitive properties of a drug, phenytoin (5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione, 5DID), on corrosion of low-carbon steel (LCS) in aerated 1 M H2SO4 solution has been evaluated in this study using gravimetric and polarization measurements. Judging from the results obtained, the drug served as a good inhibitor for LCS. The inhibition efficiency (I %) of 5DID in this medium was found to be concentration and temperature dependent, and the adsorption data fit the Langmuir and Temkin isotherm models. Polarization curves revealed that 5DID specifically affected the anodic reaction of the corrosion process. The electrochemical and gravimetric results were complemented with atomic force microscopy surface characterization.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1741
Pages (from-to)6309-6324
Number of pages16
JournalResearch on Chemical Intermediates
Volume41
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Sep 2015

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Keywords

  • Corrosion
  • Drug
  • Low-carbon steel
  • Phenytoin
  • Sulfuric acid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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