Corrosion Inhibition of Rumex vesicarius Mediated Chitosan-AgNPs Composite for C1018 CS in CO 2 -Saturated 3.5% NaCl Medium under Static and Hydrodynamic Conditions

Saviour A. Umoren (), Moses M. Solomon, Alexis Nzila and Ime B. Obot
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Saviour A. Umoren: Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Moses M. Solomon: Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Alexis Nzila: Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Ime B. Obot: Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-23

Abstract: Rumex vesicarius (RVE) mediated chitosan–AgNPs composite was produced in situ by using an aqueous extract of Rumex vesicarius leaves as the reducing agent to reduce Ag + to Ag 0 . The synthesized composite was evaluated as a sweet (CO 2 ) corrosion inhibitor (CI) for C1018 carbon steel (CS) in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution under static and hydrodynamic conditions. The corrosion inhibitive performance was evaluated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), linear polarization resistance (LPR), and potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) techniques, as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM)/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) on corroded C1018 CS without and with additives. The effect of concentration, immersion time, temperature, and rotation speed on the CI performance of the composite was also investigated. The corrosion inhibitive effect increased with increasing composite dosage, with the highest inhibition efficiency (IE) acquired at the maximum composite dosage of 0.3%. Beyond this concentration, the IE decline with increasing concentration. Furthermore, IE was found to increase with immersion time and decline with a temperature rise from 25 to 40 °C, with the optimum temperature of 60 °C found to accelerate corrosion without and with RVE-mediated Chi–AgNPs composite. Under high shear stress, the Chi–AgNPs composite exhibits moderate corrosion inhibition under hydrodynamic conditions. The surface analysis results validate the formation of a protective covering due to composite adsorption on the CS surface. The RVE-mediated chitosan–AgNPs composite could be recommended as a CI for C1018 CS in sweet (CO 2 ) corrosion environments at ambient temperature.

Keywords: chitosan; composite; silver nanoparticles; sweet corrosion; corrosion inhibition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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