A comprehensive study on crude methanolic extract of Artemisia pallens (Asteraceae) and its active component as effective corrosion inhibitors of mild steel in acid solution

By Garai, Subhadra; Garai, Saraswati; Jaisankar, Parasuraman; Singh, J.K. & Elango, Adirajan
Published in Corrosion Science NULL 2012

Abstract

Corrosion inhibition effects of crude methanolic extract of Artemisia pallens on mild steel in 1 mol l−1 HCl were studied by weight loss and electrochemical technique. Arbutin, an active principle from A. pallens and the crude methanolic extract exhibited inhibition efficiency of 93% and 98% in 400 mg l−1 concentration at 30 °C respectively. The results indicated that arbutin in acidic medium acted as good anti-corrosive agent synergistically with its hydrolyzed products hydroquinone and d-glucose. Adsorption of both the inhibitors on mild steel surface conformed to the Langmuir isotherm with standard adsorption free energy of −33.07 kJ mol−1 for arbutin.

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