Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Materials Performance
Source : Materials Performance, Volume 49, Number 4, p.50-55 (2010)
Keywords : Carbon steel, ELectrochemical methods, Hydrogen sulfide, Inhibition efficiency, Inhibitor concentration, Mild steel, Mixed inhibitor, scanning electron microscopy, Seawater, sulfur, Sulfur dioxide, Weight loss
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Engineering
Department : Sciences
Year : 2010
Abstract : The corrosion vapor inhibition efficiency (IE) of five essential oils was investigated for mild steel in seawater, rainwater, sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) environments by weight loss and electrochemical methods. The highest IE was observed in all the tests at an inhibitor concentration of4%. The tests also indicated that the five oils act as mixed inhibitors but cathodic inhibition was more predominant. The surface of the specimens was investigated using scanning electron microscopy.
Cite this Research Publication : N. Poongothai, Ramachanderen, T., Murugavel, S. C., and Natesan, M., “Essential oils as VCIs for mild steel in various environments”, Materials Performance, vol. 49, pp. 50-55, 2010.