Eco - Friendly Corrosion Inhibitors for N80 Steel in Hydrochloric Acid

An important method of protecting metallic materials against deterioration due to corrosion is by the use of corrosion inhibitors. In the present investigation, corrosion inhibition study of two amino acid compounds, 2-amino-N-decyl-3-phenyl propionamide (Inh I) and 2-amino-N-decylacetamide (Inh II) have been performed for N80 steel in 15% HCl using weight loss, electrochemical polarization, AC impedance and SEM techniques. The inhibition efficiencies of the inhibitors follow the sequence, Inh I > Inh II. The results showed that inhibition efficiency of all inhibitors increased with increase in inhibitors concentration. Both inhibitors act as mixed inhibitors and obey the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Corrosion inhibition mechanism take place through adsorption phenomenon.