Table 3 Comparison of the inhibition efficiency of DMAEB with other inhibitors of the same family for carbon steel in HCl solution reported in the literature.

From: Inhibitory influence of cationic Gemini surfactant on the dissolution rate of N80 carbon steel in 15% HCl solution

Compounds

Conc

Temperature

Solution

Efficiency

References

M

K

%

1,4-bis (1-Chlorobenzyl-benzimidazolyl)-butane

3.7 × 10−4

303

0.5 M HCl

89.7

41

2,2′-Bipyridyl-5,5′-dimethylene-bis(N,N′-dimethylalkylammonium bromide)

1 × 10–4

303

1 M HCl

83.4, 88.1, 88.6

42

n = 8, 10, and 12

Propanediyl-1,3-bis(N,N-dihydroxyethyl-N-dodecylammonium bromide)

3.0 × 10–5

298

1 M HCl

88.5

43

Pyridyl gemini surfactants

≈ 1 × 10−3

303

1 M HCl

90.33

44

bis-Quaternary ammonium salt gemini surfactan

3.28 × 10−

298

1 M HCl

90

45

DMAEB

1.62 × 10−4

303

15% HCl

≈ 97

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