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CORROSION SCIENCE
Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages 33-55Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2004.05.026
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The effect of some quaternary N-heterocyclic compounds on the corrosion of mild steel in solutions of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) has been investigated in relation to the concentration of the inhibitor and acid as well as temperature by various monitoring corrosion techniques. Surface morphology was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results obtained revealed that these compounds are good mixed-type inhibitors without changing the mechanism of the corrosion process. In general, at constant acid concentration, inhibitor efficiency increased with concentration of the inhibitor. On the other hand, at constant inhibitor concentration, inhibitor efficiency decreased with concentration of the acid up to a critical concentration above which it started to increase. The studied compounds appeared to function through general adsorption following the thermodynamic-kinetic adsorption isotherm. The thermodynamic parameters were determined and discussed. A quantitative correlation between inhibitor structure and inhibition efficiency was discussed. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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