Inhibition of mild steel corrosion and calcium sulfate formation in highly saline synthetic water by a newly synthesized anionic carboxylated surfactant

By Al-Sabagh, A. M.; Migahed, M. A.; Sadeek, S. A.; Basiony, N. M. El
Published in Egyptian Journal of Petroleum 2018

Abstract

A newly anionic surfactant; namely (2Z,2?Z)-4,4?-(ethane-1,2-diylbis((2-((4-dodecylphenyl)sulfonamido)ethyl)azanedinyl)bis(4-oxobut-2enoate), desined as Tetra-anionic surfactant was synthesized. Its chemical structure was confirmed by FTIR and 1HNMR spectroscopic techniques. The corrosion mitigation behavior of the prepared surfactant for mild steel (MS) in high saline synthetic water was monitoring by chemical technique (weight loss), electrochemical techniques (Tafel and EIS). The obtained results showed that the corrosion resistance has been improved after the addition of the surfactant molecules. The inhibition efficiency grown up with the inhibitor concentration reaching the maximum at concentration 120 ppm, where the IE% values were 84, 82, and 79.5% in cases of weight loss, Tafel and EIS techniques, respectively. The mixed-type inhibitor with permanent anodic effect can be inferred from polarization data of mild steel in the presence of different concentration of Tetra- compound. The corrosion protection performance of the used inhibitor was related to its adsorption ability on the MS surface. The adsorption of Tetra-molecules increased the charge transfer resistance of MS. The adsorption process of the tested corrosion inhibitor obeyed Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The corrosion and scale produced layer formed on the mild steel surface in absence and presence of the insight anionic surfactant was depicted by SEM. The chemical analysis of this layer was examined by EDX, and show the corrosion and Ca- scale inhibition performance of Tetra- molecules. Quantum chemical calculations were compatible with the experimental results.

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