Inhibition effect of hexadecyl pyridinium bromide on the corrosion behavior of some austenitic stainless steels in H2SO4 solutions

Autor: M.M. Hamza, Magdy A. Ibrahim, S.S. Abd El Rehim
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 6(4):413-422
ISSN: 1878-5352
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.11.002
Popis: The inhibition effect of hexadecyl pyridinium bromide (HDPB) as a cationic surfactant on the corrosion behavior of some Egyptian austenitic stainless steel SS 304L, SS 316H and SS 304H in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 solutions was investigated by using potentiodynamic polarization technique and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results indicate that HDPB is a good inhibitor for the samples under investigation in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 solutions. In addition, the inhibition efficiency η % increases with the inhibitor concentration while decreases with the increasing temperature referring to physical adsorption. The adsorption of the inhibitor obeys a Temkin adsorption isotherm. Polarization curves show that HDPB is a mixed inhibitor in H 2 SO 4 solutions. The results obtained from polarization and impedance measurements are in good agreement. Activation-free energies, enthalpies, and entropies for the inhibition process of HDPB were determined.
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