Table 3 Green corrosion inhibitors for preventing corrosion in hydrochloric acid solution 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

Sunflower seed hull

MS

400 ppm

25

3.509

0.054

1.0 M HCl

Maple

A1010 LCS

0.4 g/L (400 ppm)

25

1.836

0.116

1.0 M HCl

Cocoa bark

A1020 LCS

1.112 g/L (1112 ppm)

30

1.162

0.128

18.23 g/L HCl (0.5 M HCl)

Griffonia simplicifolia seed

MS

1000 ppm

30

11.263

0.163

1.0 M HCl

Maple

A1010 LCS

0.4 g/L (400 ppm)

25

1.140

0.163

1.0 M HCl

Pisum sativum peel

MS

0.4 g/L (400 ppm)

30

2.754

0.349

1.0 M HCl

Gentiana olivieri

MS

800 mg/L (800 ppm)

20

3.509

0.349

0.5 M HCl

Longan peel

MS

600 mg/L (600 ppm)

25

4.934

0.349

0.5 M HCl

Aquilaria subintegra leaf

MS

1500 ppm

30

3.277

0.372

1.0 M HCl

Ginkgo biloba leaf

X70

200 mg/L (200 ppm)

30

4.047

0.403

1.0 M HCl

Glycyrrhiza glabra leaf

MS

800 ppm

25

3.026

0.467

1.0 M HCl

Griffonia simplicifolia seed

J55

1000 ppm

30

7.145

0.482

1.0 M HCl

Griffonia simplicifolia seed

X80

1000 ppm

30

8.061

0.578

1.0 M HCl

Phyllanthus amarus leaf

MS

4 v/v % (40,000 ppm)

30

12.270

0.593

1.0 M HCl

Pennisetum purpureum grass

MS

5.0 g/L + 0.1 mol/L KI (5000 ppm + 16,600 ppm KI)

30

16.153

0.634

3.5% HCl (1.0 M HCl)

Ginkgo biloba leaf

X70

200 mg/L (200 ppm)

30

8.399

0.727

1.0 M HCl

Plantago ovata

A1020 LCS

1000 ppm

30

14.042

1.050

1.0 M HCl

Ginkgo biloba leaf

X70

200 mg/L (200 ppm)

30

14.432

1.125

1.0 M HCl

Phyllanthus amarus leaf

MS

4 v/v % (40,000 ppm)

30

40.111

1.871

1.0 M HCl

Phyllanthus amarus leaf

MS

4 v/v % (40,000 ppm)

30

42.052

14.908

1.0 M HCl

  1. MS mild steel, LCS low carbon steel, IE inhibition efficiency.