The corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1 mol/L HC1 by N, N＇-bis （2-hydroxybenzaldehyde）- 1, 3-propandiimine （2-HBP） has been investigated by using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectr...The corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1 mol/L HC1 by N, N＇-bis （2-hydroxybenzaldehyde）- 1, 3-propandiimine （2-HBP） has been investigated by using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） and chronoamperometry measurements. The experimental results suggest that this compound is an excellent corrosion inhibitor for mild steel and the inhibition efficiency increases with the increase in inhibitor concentration. Polarization curves reveal that this organic compound is a mixed type inhibitor. The effect of temperature on the corrosion behavior of mild steel with the addition of the Schiff base was studied in the temperature range from 25 ℃ to 65℃. The experimentally obtained adsorption isotherms follow the Langmuir equation. Activation and thermodynamic adsorption parameters such as Ea, △H, △S,Kads and AG,ds were calculated by the corrosion currents at different temperatures and using the adsorption isotherm. The morphology of mild steel surface in the absence and presence of 2-HBP was examined by atomic force microscope （AFM） images.展开更多
文摘The corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1 mol/L HC1 by N, N＇-bis （2-hydroxybenzaldehyde）- 1, 3-propandiimine （2-HBP） has been investigated by using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） and chronoamperometry measurements. The experimental results suggest that this compound is an excellent corrosion inhibitor for mild steel and the inhibition efficiency increases with the increase in inhibitor concentration. Polarization curves reveal that this organic compound is a mixed type inhibitor. The effect of temperature on the corrosion behavior of mild steel with the addition of the Schiff base was studied in the temperature range from 25 ℃ to 65℃. The experimentally obtained adsorption isotherms follow the Langmuir equation. Activation and thermodynamic adsorption parameters such as Ea, △H, △S,Kads and AG,ds were calculated by the corrosion currents at different temperatures and using the adsorption isotherm. The morphology of mild steel surface in the absence and presence of 2-HBP was examined by atomic force microscope （AFM） images.
