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.

From: Investigation of Dracocephalum extract based on bulk and nanometer size as green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in different corrosive media

C/ppm

icorr/μA.cm−2

− Ecorr/mV

βc/mV.dacade−1

βa/mV.dacade-1

θ

IE%

(a) Dracocephalum/H2SO4 0.5 M

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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

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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