3.5.1. Open circuit potential test:
The following recordation simulates the Open Circuit potential of the steel electrode against time with and without different concentrations of the ligand (Fig. 14). The open-circuit potential at all concentrations of ligand ranged between 0 to 150 µM was reached the steady-state potential before starting any of the following tests. The electrode potential shifted into more negative potential with increasing in the addition of ligand concentration compared with electrode potential in blank solution. The electrode potential at blank solution equal − 369 mV while in ligand solutions ranged between − 370 and − 423 mV where the cathodic reaction controlled. This shifting can be explained according to the formation of protective film on the steel surface by adsorption of the ligand [39& 40].
3.5.2. Potentiodynamic Polarization test:
The effect of increasing the concentration of the ligand on the kinetics of the reaction at electrode/electrolyte interface was indicated in both cathodic and anodic directions. From the analysis of experimental data, the corrosion current density (icorr), corrosion potential (Ecorr), cathodic and anodic current density (βa and βc), inhibition efficiency (ⴄ), and surface coverage of ligand (θ) are summarized in Table 6. Tafel fit of PP curves (Fig. 15) indicated a decrease in the current density of corrosion as compared with a blank solution which proved a decrease in the rate of the kinetic reaction of corrosion. The adsorption of the ligand on a steel surface may block the active sites on steel and cause a decrease in the reaction between steel and corrosive medium. The Coumarine ligand ensures a mixed worked inhibitor which is indicated by comparison of corrosion potential at different concentrations of the ligand with corrosion potential of blank solution which is shifting in a small range located between 3 to 40 mV [41]. The mixed Working effect of inhibitors was indicated from changing in both slopes of both anodic and cathodic curves.
Table 6
Data from PP test for corrosion of C-Steel in 1M HCL at different concentrations of Coumarine at 298 K
comp.
Name
|
Conc.
µM
|
\({{I}}_{{c}{o}{r}{r}}\)
\({\mu }\mathbf{A} {\mathbf{C}\mathbf{m}}^{-2}\)
|
\(- {{E}}_{{c}{o}{r}{r}}\)
\({\mu }\mathbf{V}\)
|
\({{\beta }}_{{a}}\)
\({\mu }\mathbf{V}/{d}{e}{c}\)
V/dec
|
\({{\beta }}_{{c} }\)
\({\mu }\mathbf{V}/{d}{e}{c}\)
V/dec
|
\(\%{\eta }\)
|
\({\theta }\)
|
Blank
|
0.0
|
207
|
389.0
|
0.0990
|
0.2228
|
--
|
--
|
|
30
|
50.2
|
383.0
|
0.0882
|
0.1961
|
75.75
|
0.76
|
50
|
44.0
|
297.0
|
0.0952
|
0.1861
|
78.74
|
0.79
|
70
|
42.9
|
426.0
|
0.1258
|
0.1684
|
79.28
|
0.79
|
90
|
42.2
|
430.0
|
0.1390
|
0.1592
|
79.61
|
0.80
|
150
|
38.8
|
392.0
|
0.0794
|
0.1890
|
81.26
|
0.81
|
3.5.3. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy:
EIS test was carried out for CS corrosion in 1 M HCl in the presence and absence of ligand. Through the Nyquist plot (Fig. 16) and Bode plot (Fig. 17), the relationship between impedance of electrode and concentration of ligand are directly proportional. While reversibly proportional with capacitance of double layer, values of charge transfer resistance were found to be increased as the concentration of ligand increased. This proves the increase of adsorption of ligand on the surface of steel leading to an increase in diameter of resistance charge transfer through electrode and decrease in electrode capacitance. Fitting and analysis of impedance data was done by using CPE equivalent circuit. The efficiency of inhibition found to increase as increasing in concentration of ligand through increasing in thickness of electrode and resistance of charge transfer and decreasing in capacitance of double layer [42]. Charge transfer resistance, Capacitance of double layer, surface coverage and efficiency inhibition of ligand represented in Table 7.
Table 7
EIS parameter values of C-steel corrosion in 1M HCL without and with different concentrations of Coumarine at 298.15 K
comp.
Name
|
Conc.
ppm
|
\({{R}}_{{p}}\)
Ω cm2
|
\({{C}}_{{d}{l}}\)
µF cm− 2
|
\(\%{\eta }\)
|
θ
|
Blank
|
0.0
|
69
|
70
|
--
|
--
|
|
30
|
179.8
|
44.8
|
61.62
|
0.62
|
50
|
247.2
|
45.5
|
72.09
|
0.72
|
70
|
396.0
|
37.9
|
82.58
|
0.83
|
90
|
408.6
|
33.4
|
83.11
|
0.83
|
150
|
431.9
|
34.3
|
84.02
|
0.84
|
3.5.4. Adsorption Isotherm:
The mechanism of adsorption of inhibitor on the surface of steel depends on the replacement of water molecules away from the surface of steel [43] as shown in the following equation.
ligand(sol) + xH2O(ads) → ligand(ads) + xH2O(sol) …………….. (1)
Through the fitting of the mechanism of adsorption through several adsorption isotherms [44], Langmuir adsorption isotherm (Fig. 18), was found to have the best correction coefficient (Fig. 18) [45]. The inhibitor predicted to form a monolayer on the surface of the steel. The adsorption isotherm was fitted according to the following equation.
\(\frac{C}{{\theta }}\) = \(\frac{1}{{K}_{ads}}\) + \(C\) ………………….. (2)
Where, the surfactant concentration is C, the part of the covered surface is θ, the adsorption equilibrium constant is Kads, the universal gas constant is R and temperature is T.
Gibbs free energy of adsorption of ligand on steel calculated at room temperature from the following equation.
$${K}_{ads}=\frac{1}{55.5} \text{e}\text{x}\text{p}\left[\frac{{-\varDelta G}_{ads}^{^\circ }}{RT}\right]$$
3
………………
Where, \({\varDelta G}_{ads}^{^\circ }\) free energy of adsorption, 55.5 is the concentration of water in acid solution, T is absolute temperature (Kelvin) and R is universal gas constant (J mol− 1 K − 1).
The value of Gibbs free energy of ligand found to be -6.6 kJ mol− 1 which be below − 20 kJ mol− 1 which is the ideal value of physical adsorption while − 40 kJ mol− 1 is ideal one for chemical adsorption [45]. The previous explanation proved physically adsorbed layer of ligand on surface of electrode. Negative charge of Gibbs free energy indicates spontaneous adsorption mechanism of steel surface [46].