Table 2 Green corrosion inhibitors for preventing CO2 corrosion sorted based on the lowest corrosion rate obtained from polarisation parameters.

From: A review of plant extracts as green corrosion inhibitors for CO2 corrosion of carbon steel

Plant extract

Steel specimen

Inhibitor concentration (at max. IE%)

Testing temperature (°C)

Uninhibited corrosion rate (mm y−1)

Inhibited corrosion rate (mm y−1)

Testing solution

Cashew nut shell liquid

SAE 1008 CS

1200 ppm

30

0.299

0.002

CO2-saturated 3.0% NaCl (pH 6)

Kuding

J55

4 v/v % (40,000 ppm)

25

0.418

0.014

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl

Olive leaf

N80

300 ppm

25

1.297

0.019

CO2-saturated 3.0% NaCl + 0.01% NaHCO3 + 0.01% CaCO3

Cashew nut shell liquid

SAE 1008 CS

300 ppm

30

0.402

0.030

CO2-saturated 3.0% NaCl (pH 6)

Jatropha curcas leaf extract

API 5L-X65

400 ppm

25

1.205

0.040

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl (pH 4.7)

Olive leaf

N80

300 ppm

65

1.262

0.064

CO2-saturated 3.0% NaCl + 0.01% HaHCO3 + 0.01% CaCO3

Jatropha curcas leaf extract

X65 MS

400 ppm

50

2.449

0.095

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl (pH 4.7)

Sida acuta

API 5L-X65

400 ppm

25

1.162

0.112

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl (pH 4.5)

Cashew nut shell liquid

SAE 1008 CS

1200 ppm

30

0.640

0.113

CO2-saturated 3.0% NaCl (pH 4)

Coptis chinensis

L360 CS

50 ppm (+10 ppm Thiourea)

60

2.661

0.113

CO2-saturated 3.0% NaCl

Liquorice

API 5L Grade B

3000 ppm

25

0.639

0.115

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl + 0.3% CaCl2 + 0.2% MgCl2.6H2O (~pH 4.0)

Tobacco leaf

AISI 1045

132.5 ppm

0.330

0.121

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl(pH 7)

Pomelo

N80

400 ppm

30

1.845

0.124

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl (pH 4.2)

Calotropis procera

MS

200 ppm

25

2.921

0.230

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl

Tobacco leaf

AISI 1045

265 ppm

1.774

0.244

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl (pH 4)

Corn oil-derived diethanolamine sulfated fatty acid

C1018 MS

100 ppm

50

24.401

0.244

CO2-saturated 1% NaCl (pH 5.60)

Berberine

L360 CS

100 ppm (+10 ppm Thiourea)

60

2.661

0.282

CO2-saturated 3.0% NaCl

Calotropis procera

MS

200 ppm

40

4.463

0.325

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl

Calotropis procera

MS

200 ppm

50

4.463

0.325

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl

Jatropha curcas oil

A106 CS

150 ppm

Room temperature

2.24a

0.39a

CO2-saturated 3.0% NaCl

Dimocarpus longan

API 5L

400 ppm

Ambient temperature

0.923

0.454

CO2-saturated 1.3% NaCl + 0.09% HaHCO3 + 0.74% Na2SO4

Calotropis procera

MS

200 ppm

70

5.638

2.944

CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl

  1. MS mild steel, CS carbon steel, IE inhibition efficiency.
  2. aCorrosion rate obtained from weight loss method.