Table 4 Green corrosion inhibitors for preventing corrosion in sulfuric 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

Loquat leaf

MS

100 v/v% (1,000,000 ppm)

30

6.716

0.244

0.5 M H2SO4

Aster koraiensis leaf

MS

2000 ppm

30

7.739

1.220

1.0 M H2SO4

  1. MS mild steel, IE inhibition efficiency.