Response surface methodology and experimental evaluation of the inhibitory properties of corn leaf extract for aluminum corrosion in acid media
Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials
ISSN: 0003-5599
Article publication date: 6 June 2024
Issue publication date: 30 October 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to develop eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors for aluminum in acidic media by evaluating the corrosion inhibition properties of corn leaf extract (CLE) using response surface methodology (RSM) and experiments.
Design/methodology/approach
The RSM was combined with experiments to evaluate the corrosion inhibition properties of CLE on aluminum in acid media.
Findings
The effectiveness of the inhibition increased with increasing inhibitor concentration and time but decreased with increasing temperature. The corrosion inhibition mechanism revealed the corrosion process is spontaneous exothermic physical adsorption. Thermodynamic parameters revealed an activation energy between 32.1 and 24.7 kJ/mol, energy of adsorption between −14.53 and −65.07 and Gibbs free energy of −10.12 kJ/mol which indicated the CLE exothermically spontaneously physisorbed. A model was generated to estimate the effect of the process parameters (inhibitor concentration, reaction time and temperature) using the RSM. Optimization of the process factors was also carried out using the RSM. The percentage inhibition efficiency obtained experimentally (85.61%) was closely comparable to 84.89% obtained by the theoretical technique (RSM). The SEM observations of the inhibited and uninhibited Al samples demonstrated that CLE is an effective corrosion inhibitor for aluminum in acid media.
Originality/value
Results herein provide novel information on the possible application of CLEs as effective eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments: This research did not receive any form of funding.
Conflict of interest: There are no conflicts of interest among authors.
Citation
Emereole, J.C., Njoku, C.N., Ikeuba, A.I., Ekeke, I.C., Yakubu, E., Nkuzinna, O.C., Nnodum, N.A. and Nwakaudu, M.S. (2024), "Response surface methodology and experimental evaluation of the inhibitory properties of corn leaf extract for aluminum corrosion in acid media", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 71 No. 6, pp. 593-605. https://doi.org/10.1108/ACMM-03-2024-2988
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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