Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, Vol.14, No.4, 376-381, 2007
Corrosion inhibition of stainless steel 347 in the mixture of phosphoric and acetic acid using phosphorus ylide compound
Cathodic and anodic polarization behaviour of SS347 in mixture of highly concentrated phosphoric and acetic acid in the presence of various amounts of dimethyl 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl amino)-3-(tri phenylPhosphoranylidene) butanedioate (L-OH) at different temperatures (20, 30, 40, 50 +/- 1 degrees C) have been investigated potentiodynamically. The cathodic and anodic Tafel slopes values calculated from the polarization curves indicate that the corrosion rate decreases with increasing L-OH concentration. The corrosion potential (E-corr) and passive potential (E-p) increased (shifted slightly toward positive potential) while corrosion current density (I-corr) and passivation current (I-p) decreased with increasing L-OH amount. Critical potential for passivity (E-cr) did not show an remarkable change but critical current density (I-cr) often decreased with increasing L- OH concentration. Maximum inhibition efficiency (95%) is obtained for the alloy in acid solution containing 60 ppm of L-OH The open Circuit potential after polarization attained positive value indicating formation of passive film on the surface of experimental sample. Activation energy (E-a) and Gibbs free energy (Delta G(ads)) for adsorption of L-OH are calculated. The values of Delta G(ads) decreased (attained more negative values) with increasing temperatures.