Three ionic liquid salts, 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [EMIM] Cl, 1-Ehyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide [EMIM]Br, and 1-Ehyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate [EMIM]ESO4 were chosen as additives in order to examine their effects on the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and corrosion of Pb-0.7% Ag anode in zinc electrowinning. Results of 24 h of anodic polarization showed that the presence of these additives depolarized the OER. A reduction of 25 mV of anodic potential was obtained by addition of 5 mg L-1 of [EMIM]ESO4 to that obtained from free-addition electrolyte. Corrosion measurements employing linear polarization technique revealed that corrosion rate of Pb-0.7% Ag was decreased by similar to 25-42% by the addition of [EMIM]ESO4 or [EMIM]Br. Corrosion current was found to be decreased in the order of [EMIM]ESO4 < [EMIM]Br < Gelatin <= Blank < [EMIM]Cl. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy demonstrated that addition of ILS to the zinc sulfate electrolyte increased the charge transfer resistance of the anodic dissolution reaction except for [EMIM]Cl. Zero resistance ammeter and scanning reference electrode techniques showed the same corrosion tendency obtained from other techniques and proved that no localized corrosion was observed in the presence of Cl ions. (c) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.