Characterization of the corrosion products formed on mild steel in acidic medium with N-octadecylpyridinium bromide as corrosion inhibitor

N. Nava, N. V. Likhanova, O. Olivares-Xometl, E. A. Flores, I. V. Lijanova

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Abstract

The characterization of the corrosion products formed on mild steel SAE 1018 after 2 months exposure in aqueous sulfuric acid with and without corrosion inhibitor N-octadecylpyridinium bromide has been carried out by means of transmission 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The major constituent of the rust formed in this environment without corrosion inhibitor is goethite (α-FeOOH). The samples with N-octadecylpyridinium bromide contain rozenite and large amounts of melanterite in the corrosion layers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-95
Number of pages7
JournalHyperfine Interactions
Volume202
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2011

Keywords

  • Corrosion products
  • Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • N-octadecylpyridinium bromide
  • X-ray powder diffraction

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