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The adsorptive and inhibitive action of glutamic acid towards general and pitting corrosion of aluminium in HCl solution was investigated using weight loss, gasometric and thermometric methods. Glutamic acid was found to inhibit the corrosion of aluminium in HCl solution. The inhibition efficiency of glutamic acid decreased with increase in temperature, period of immersion and HCl concentration, but increased with increasing glutamic acid concentration. Adsorption characteristics of glutamic acid have also been studied and it was found that the process obeys physical adsorption. Thermodynamic parameters including; Ea, Qads, ∆Sads, ∆Hads and ∆Gads for the adsorption process signifies a spontaneous process. While Langmuir, Frumkin, Flory- Huggins and El-Awardy isotherm adsorption models can be used to explain the mechanism of glutamic acid adsorption onto aluminium surface in HCl solution. |
