M. Yadav, D. Behera, Sumit Kumar
May 1, 2013
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Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Abstract
In the present investigation, three benzimidazole derivatives, namely, 4-(phenyl)-5-[(2-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)methyl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol (Inh I), 4-(4-methylphenyl)-5-[(2-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)methyl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol (Inh II), and 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-[(2-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)methyl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol (Inh III), were synthesized and investigated as inhibitors for mild steel corrosion in 15% HCl solution using the weight loss, electrochemical polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. It was found that the inhibition efficiency of these inhibitors increased with increasing concentration. The effect of temperature on the corrosion rate was investigated, and some thermodynamic parameters were calculated. Polarization studies showed that all three studied inhibitors were of mixed type in nature. The adsorption of the inhibitors on the mild steel surface in acid solution was found to obey the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Scanning ele...