ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES FOR CORROSION INHIBITION OF MILD STEEL BY CHRYSOPHYLLUM ALBIDUM EXTRACT

Akoma Chigozie; Osarolube Eziaku; Abumere O. E.

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i1.2018.1636

Authors

Akoma Chigozie S. Department of Physics Electronics, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Nigeria 2 Department of Physics, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Osarolube Eziaku Department of Physics, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Abumere O. E. Department of Physics, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i1.2018.1636

Keywords:

Chrysophyllum Albidum, Potentiodynamic Polarization, Corrosion Inhibition, Inhibitor, Carbonated Drinks, Corrosion Rate

Abstract [English]

The corrosion behavior of mild steel in carbonated drinks produced by Nigerian Breweries (Fanta, Sprite and Coke) was studied in the presence and absence of an eco-friendly inhibitor, Chrysophyllum albidum using Potentiodynamic polarization technique at 25 °C. Results showed that Chrysophyllum albidum reduced the current density (i_corr), which in turn means that the corrosion rate was reduced significantly. The inhibition efficiency was found to be 93%, 78.6% and 87.5% for Fanta, Sprite and Coke respectively. The study also showed that Chrysophyllum albidum functioned as a mixed-type corrosion inhibitor in the three environments studied and therefore presents it as a long-term inhibitor for the corrosion of mild steel.

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