Table 7 Activation energy (Ea), activation enthalpy (∆H*) and activation entropy (∆S*) for C-steel in 0.5 M HCl with the presence of various concentrations of AEO7 corrosion inhibitors.

From: AEO7 Surfactant as an Eco-Friendly Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in HCl solution

Cinh µmol L−1

Ea (kJ mol−1)

ΔH* (kJ Mol−1)

ΔS* (J mol−1 K−1)

0

35.70

−33.12

−77.96

20

39.92

−37.31

−73.36

30

42.13

−38.39

−68.94

35

47.05

−44.43

−57.08

40

49.60

−46.40

−54.36