Optimization and Performance Evaluation of Lemon Leaves Extract as Inhibitor for Mild Steel Corrosion in a 1.0 M HCl Solution

oyewole, olamide and Adeoye, John, Busayo and Abayomi, Tunbosun and Chukwuemeka, Chukwuma Celestine (2023) Optimization and Performance Evaluation of Lemon Leaves Extract as Inhibitor for Mild Steel Corrosion in a 1.0 M HCl Solution. Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta, 41.

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Abstract

This study examined the use of LLE as an inhibitor for MS in a HCl medium, using the optimization approach. In order to determine the metabolites presence, phytochemical analyses were performed on the plant extract. Three variables factors were considered for the optimization: inhibitor C (0.2- 0.8 g/L); T (30-50 ºC); and time (2-6 h). Morphological structure was determined using SEM. Phytochemical analysis results showed the presence of saponins, alkaloids and flavonoids, which confirmed the extract as a good inhibitor. The optimal process conditions were T of 48.30 ºC, time of 2.49 h and C of 0.66 g/L, for obtaining the highest IE of 84.2 %. Meanwhile, the validated OPL gave an IE of 85.6 %. The results observed from SEM showed that a more protective film was formed on the MS surface, in the validated process level. LLE adsorption obeyed Langmuir’s isotherm, and the thermodynamic parameters were: ∆Gads (-17.05, -18.74 and -15.35 kJ/mol-1) and ΔH (41.73, -15.41 and -1.58 kJ/mol-1). ∆Gads negative values indicated LLE spontaneous adsorption, which was physisorption. It can be concluded that LLE would be recommendable as a low-cost inhibitor for MS corrosion in 1 M HCl

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