Table 8 The calculated descriptors (kcal/mol) of Fatty acid on Fe (100).

From: Vicia faba peel extracts bearing fatty acids moieties as a cost-effective and green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in marine water: computational and electrochemical studies

Inhibitor energy

Myristic acid (C14:0)

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1)

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

Stearic acid (C18:0)

Total energy

− 25.02

− 19.70

− 25.02

− 33.12

Adsorption energy

− 3.50

− 4.178

− 4.50

− 4.99

Rigid adsorption energy

− 37.70

− 35.64

− 71.01

− 49.68

dEad/dNi

− 4.50

− 5.17

− 6.17

− 5.99