SLIDE 16 The surface coverage (θ) and the inhibition efficiency (P %)
T/ ºC Systems Icorr/ mAcm-2 Ecorr/ mV (vs. SCE) βa/ mV dec -1
mV dec -1
θ P/ % 45 15 % HCl 93.75±9.1
90 180
59.84±5.2
94 179 0.361 36.1 15% HCl+0.05 mM HA-1 42.18±4.7
92 190 0.552 55.2 15% HCl+0. 10 mM HA-1 31.25±4.1
87 193 0.666 66.6 15% HCl+0.50 mM HA-1 21.86±2.6
93 170 0.766 76.6 15% HCl+1.00 mM HA-1 10.12±1.8
97 185 0.892 89.2 60 15 % HCl 203.50±16.4
92 185
15.46±1.1
89 176 0.924 92.4 45 15 % HCl 93.75±9.1
90 180
52.49±4.9
95 175 0.441 44.1 15% HCl+0.05 mM HA-2 38.51±3.3
86 171 0.589 58.9 15% HCl+0. 10 mM HA-2 27.81±2.6
94 177 0.703 70.3 15% HCl+0.50 mM HA-2 16.13±1.5
97 181 0.827 82.7 15% HCl+1.00 mM HA-2 7.83±0.80
93 186 0.916 91.6 60 15 % HCl 203.50±16.4
92 185
12.01±1.0
91 187 0.941 94.1 45 15 % HCl 93.75±9.1
90 180
48.94±4.4
98 177 0.477 47.7 15% HCl+0.05 mM HA-3 34.14±3.1
92 181 0.635 63.5 15% HCl+0. 10 mM HA-3 22.12±2.3
94 187 0.764 76.4 15% HCl+0.50 mM HA-3 11.94±1.1
97 185 0.872 87.2 15% HCl+1.00 mM HA-3 3.51±0.5
96 171 0.962 96.2 60 15 % HCl 203.50±16.4
92 185
5.08±0.4
95 183 0.975 97.5
Polarization parameters for carbon steel 15 % HCl containing different concentrations of the inhibitors at 45 °C and 60 °C.
The θ value found to be near unity (θ=0.96), indicates almost a whole coverage of the steel surface with the adsorbed inhibitor molecules.