Corrosion inhibition of aluminum with a series of aniline monomeric surfactants and their analog polymers in 0.5 M HCl solution

Abstract

The inhibition effect of 3-(12-sodiumsulfonate dodecyloxy) aniline monomeric surfactant (MC12) and its analog polymer Poly 3-(dodecyloxy sulfonic acid) aniline (PC12) on the corrosion of aluminum in 0.5 M HCl solution was investigated using weight loss and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. The presence of these two compounds in 0.5 M HCl inhibits the corrosion of aluminum without modifying the mechanism of corrosion process. It was found that these inhibitors act as mixed-type inhibitors with anodic predominance as well as the inhibition efficiency increases with increasing inhibitor concentration, but decreases with raising temperature. Langmuir and Frumkin adsorption isotherms fit well with the experimental data. Thermodynamic functions for both dissolution and adsorption processes were determined. The obtained results from weight loss and potentiodynamic polarization techniques are in good agreement with contact angle measurements.

Keywords

• Polymers
• Electrochemical techniques
• Adsorption
• Corrosion
• Contact angle
• Aluminum