Published 2020 | Version v1
Journal article

Synergistic effect of different Zn salts with sodium octanoate on the corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in cooling water

  • 1. Metallurgy Department, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (Egypt)

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The corrosion inhibition of carbon steel was investigated in cooling water containing sodium octanoate (Oct), Zn-salts or blends of Oct-Zn salts. The weight loss and the potentiodynamic polarization methods were applied. ZnCl2, ZnSO4 and Zn (NO3)2 were studied. The results showed that Oct-Zn salt blends exhibited higher corrosion inhibition efficiency than either Oct or Zn Salts added separately to the cooling water suggesting a synergistic interaction between Oct and the Zn-salts. The polarization results revealed that these blends act as mixed-type inhibitors with three dominant anodic inhibition. The inhibition efficiency of Zn-salts in the absence and presence of Oct was found to decrease in the order Zn (NO3)2 > ZnSO4 > ZnCl2. Optical microscopy and infrared spectroscopy were used to study the protective action of the films formed on carbon steel in Oct-Zn salt blends. The role of Zn anions and the synergism behavior were discussed

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Journal Title
Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 276-287
ISSN
1687-8507