TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to study the inhibitive and adsorptive characteristics of ethanol extract of Heinsia crinata for the corrosion of mild steel in H2SO4 solutions.Design/methodology/approach– The inhibition efficiencies were evaluated using weight loss, thermometric and hydrogen evolution techniques while adsorption properties were studied using IR spectroscopy.Findings– The inhibition efficiency of ethanol extract of Heinsia crinata varies with concentration of the extract, period of immersion and with temperature. The extract acts as an adsorption inhibitor because of its phytochemical composition. The extract is adsorbed spontaneously on the surface of mild steel according to Temkin and Frumkin adsorption isotherms. The mechanism of physical adsorption is proposed from the trend of the inhibition efficiency with temperature and the values of some kinetic and thermodynamic parameters obtained.Research limitations/implications– The paper provides information on the use of ethanol extract of Heinsia crinata as a corrosion inhibitor. Electrochemical studies such as polarisation and AC impedance spectra will throw more light on the mechanistic aspects of the corrosion inhibition.Practical implications– Ethanol extract of Heinsia crinata can be used as an environmentally friendly inhibitor for the corrosion of mild steel in H2SO4. This environmentally friendly inhibitor could find possible applications in metal surface anodising and surface coatings.Originality/value– The paper provides information on an environmentally‐friendly corrosion inhibitor.
VL  - 39
IS  - 5
SN  - 0369-9420
DO  - 10.1108/03699421011076407
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03699421011076407
AU  - Eddy N.O.
AU  - Odiongenyi A.O.
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Corrosion inhibition and adsorption properties of ethanol extract of Heinsia crinata on mild steel in H2SO4
T2  - Pigment & Resin Technology
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 288
EP  - 295
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -