Table 2 Weight loss (WL), corrosion rate (v), surface coverage (θ), and inhibition efficiency (ηWL) for T95 corrosion in 15 wt% HCl solution in the absence and presence of various concentrations of potassium iodide (KI) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) at different temperatures from weight loss technique.

From: Effective inhibition of T95 steel corrosion in 15 wt% HCl solution by aspartame, potassium iodide, and sodium dodecyl sulphate mixture

Conc

WL ± S.D (g)

(v ± S.D) (mm/y)

θ

ηWL%

WL ± S.D (g)

(v ± S.D) (mm/y)

θ

ηWL%

 

60 °C

70 °C

Blank

 0.15 ± 0.04

26.20 ± 0.17

 0.35 ± 0.02

60.20 ± 3.47

1 mM KI

 0.10 ± 0.01

17.00 ± 0.17

0.35

35

 0.24 ± 0.02

41.63 ± 0.17

0.32

32

3 mM KI

 0.11 ± 0.01

18.22 ± 2.26

0.31

31

 0.25 ± 0.20

43.54 ± 2.26

0.28

28

5 mM KI

 0.11 ± 0.02

19.43 ± 3.99

0.26

26

 0.27 ± 0.01

46.14 ± 0.87

0.23

23

1 mM SDS

 0.11 ± 0.01

18.22 ± 1.21

0.30

30

 0.26 ± 0.01

44.24 ± 1.73

0.26

26

3 mM SDS

 0.12 ± 0.01

20.30 ± 0.52

0.22

22

 0.28 ± 0.08

48.75 ± 4.39

0.19

19

5 mM SDS

 0.13 ± 0.02

22.21 ± 0.35

0.15

15

 0.30 ± 0.02

51.18 ± 3.64

0.15

15

 

80 °C

90 °C

Blank

 0.61 ± 0.01

106.17 ± 1.73

 0.86 ± 0.05

149.54 ± 8.67

1 mM KI

 0.43 ± 0.06

74.60 ± 6.41

0.30

30

 0.62 ± 0.06

107.56 ± 9.41

0.28

28

3 mM KI

 0.45 ± 0.06

78.07 ± 5.20

0.26

26

 0.67 ± 0.02

116.23 ± 3.47

0.23

23

5 mM KI

 0.49 ± 0.03

85.00 ± 5.20

0.20

20

 0.71 ± 0.02

123.17 ± 3.47

0.17

17

1 mM SDS

 0.48 ± 0.03

83.27 ± 5.20

0.22

22

 0.67 ± 0.01

116.23 ± 1.73

0.22

22

3 mM SDS

 0.53 ± 0.08

91.94 ± 7.88

0.13

13

 0.69 ± 0.01

119.70 ± 1.73

0.19

19

5 mM SDS

 0.52 ± 0.05

90.21 ± 8.67

0.15

15

 0.71 ± 0.08

123.17 ± 9.88

0.17

17

  1. KI, potassium iodide; SDS, Sodium dodecyl sulphate.