Table 5 Comparative studies have been done on extract green inhibitors for steel in acidic solutions.

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Studied extract

Solutions

Extract concentrations

% Inhibition efficiency

Ref

Moluccensis extract

1 M HCl

500 mg L−1

68%

45

Terminalia arjuna leaves extract

0.2 M HCl

5 g extract/100 solution

64.1%

46

Olive leaves extract

2 M HCl,

900 mg L−1

93%

14

Henna extract

1 M HCl

1.2 g L−1

92.06%

15

Crude extract of a marine sponge

1 M HCl

2.0 g L−1

82%

39

BLE extract

1 M HCl

400 mg L−1

95.1%

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