N-(2-hydroxybenzilidene) thiosemicarbazide surfactant as an effective inhibitor for corrosion of carbon steel in diluted acidic solutions. Part I
A. SAMIDE1,*
Affiliation
- University of Craiova, Faculty of Chemistry, Calea Bucuresti 107i, Craiova, Romania
Abstract
A Schiff base, namely N-(2-hydroxybenzilidene) thiosemicarbazide (HBTC) was investigated as an inhibitor for carbon steel in diluted acidic solutions (DAS) using electrochemical measurements.The morphology of the surfaces before and after corrosion was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).The results showed that HBTC acts as an excellent corrosion inhibitor in DAS by suppressing simultaneously the cathodic and anodic processes via chemical adsorption on the surface, which followed the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The inhibition efficiency increased with the increase HBTC concentration. The adsorption mechanism of the compound was discussed in terms of kinetic parameters deduced from the experimental data and UV-VIS spectrophotometry.
Keywords
Carbon steel, Corrosion inhibition, Schiff base.
Citation
A. SAMIDE, N-(2-hydroxybenzilidene) thiosemicarbazide surfactant as an effective inhibitor for corrosion of carbon steel in diluted acidic solutions. Part I, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 6, June 2010, pp.884-887 (2010).
Submitted at: March 8, 2010
Accepted at: June 16, 2010