Table 4 Corrosion parameters derived from polarization curves for st-37 in sulfuric acid solution with (a) inhibitor, (b) nano inhibitor, and in hydrochloric acid solution with (c) inhibitor, (d) nano inhibitor in uninhibited, and inhibited solution at 25 ± 1 °C.
C/ppm | icorr/μA.cm−2 | − Ecorr/mV | βc/mV.dacade−1 | βa/mV.dacade-1 | θ | IE% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Dracocephalum/H2SO4 0.5 M | ||||||
Blank | 1427 | 413 | 67 | 59 | – | – |
50 | 327 | 440 | 61 | 130 | 0.77 | 77 |
100 | 249 | 438 | 55 | 126 | 0.82 | 82 |
150 | 222 | 435 | 53 | 129 | 0.84 | 84 |
200 | 151 | 440 | 51 | 137 | 0.89 | 89 |
250 | 199 | 438 | 53 | 115 | 0.86 | 86 |
(b) Dracocephalum (nano)/H2SO4 0.5 M | ||||||
25 | 197 | 439 | 55 | 143 | 0.86 | 86 |
50 | 126 | 447 | 53 | 136 | 0.91 | 91 |
75 | 91 | 454 | 56 | 135 | 0.94 | 94 |
100 | 105 | 443 | 50 | 135 | 0.93 | 93 |
(c) Dracocephalum/HCl 1.0 M | ||||||
Blank | 752 | 440 | 106 | 138 | – | – |
100 | 363 | 445 | 92 | 127 | 0.52 | 52 |
200 | 209 | 446 | 67 | 111 | 0.72 | 72 |
300 | 156 | 447 | 77 | 117 | 0.79 | 79 |
400 | 73 | 455 | 75 | 117 | 0.90 | 90 |
500 | 111 | 445 | 78 | 119 | 0.85 | 85 |
(d) Dracocephalum (nano)/HCl 1.0 M | ||||||
50 | 217 | 451 | 71 | 126 | 0.71 | 71 |
75 | 168 | 454 | 71 | 125 | 0.78 | 78 |
100 | 87 | 445 | 62 | 120 | 0.88 | 88 |
125 | 182 | 449 | 68 | 128 | 0.76 | 76 |