Table 3 Carbon steel's polarization features and the efficiency of inhibition by new surfactants in a 1.0 M HCl solution.

From: Synthesis, surface activity, and corrosion inhibition capabilities of new non-ionic gemini surfactants

Cpd

Conc M

Ecorr (mV vs SCE)

jcorr (μAcm−2)

βa (mV dec−1)

− βc (mV dec−1)

Pj%

 

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− 537 ± 1.2

784.0 ± 3.5

95.2

124.9

GSC12

5 × 10−5

1 × 10−4

5 × 10−4

1 × 10−3

5 × 10−3

10 × 10−3

− 530 ± 1.1

− 522 ± 1.3

− 503 ± 0.9

− 498 ± 1.8

− 483 ± 2.0

− 479 ± 1.7

631.9 ± 2.8

575.4 ± 4.4

304.2 ± 3.7

228.1 ± 2.9

119.9 ± 1.9

80.7 ± 2.3

91.4

90.9

88.2

81.9

78.3

80.3

120.4

145.8

132.7

117.3

104.9

111.4

19.4

26.6

61.2

70.9

84.7

89.7

GSC16

5 × 10−5

1 × 10−4

5 × 10−4

1 × 10−3

5 × 10−3

10 × 10−3

− 523 ± 1.1

− 510 ± 2.5

− 498 ± 1.9

− 484 ± 1.3

− 480 ± 0.9

− 473 ± 1.7

594.2 ± 5.5

544.0 ± 3.4

275.9 ± 1.8

221.8 ± 2.5

88.6 ± 3.6

62.7 ± 4.6

93.5

87.4

68.3

77.8

71.5

70.9

127.4

120.4

119.4

134.8

99.8

114.6

24.2

30.6

64.8

71.7

88.7

92.0

GSC18

5 × 10−5

1 × 10−4

5 × 10−4

1 × 10−3

5 × 10−3

10 × 10−3

− 515 ± 1.8

− 494 ± 2.2

− 476 ± 1.9

− 460 ± 1.9

− 446 ± 1.2

− 424 ± 1.3

575.9 ± 5.1

501.3 ± 3.8

229.4 ± 2.8

173.6 ± 3.7

69.2 ± 1.1

35.4 ± 1.3

87.4

75.8

88.3

92.3

89.6

82.5

137.3

126.3

133.9

145.2

129.6

122.3

26.5

36.0

70.7

77.8

91.1

95.4