Abstract
A quaternary ammonium cationic surfactants mixture was synthesized from light naphtha, petroleum fraction. The mixture was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and UV/Visible spectroscopy and was evaluated as a corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1 m HCl, by gravimetry, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results showed that inhibiting efficiency increased with inhibitor concentration and temperature, and was independent of pH (in the range of 0–4) and immersion time; its optimal value was up to 84% for 560 mg/l at 25°C. Experimental data showed that the cationic surfactants mixture acts as a mixed (anodic and cathodic) inhibitor and conformed to the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed the inhibiting capacity of the mixture against carbon steel acid corrosion.
About the authors
Houria Hamitouche received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Université Houari Boumédiène (Algiers, Algeria), and her Master’s degree in 2005 from the Département de Chimie Industrielle of the Université Saâd Dahlab (Blida, Algeria) under the supervision of Professor Abdellah Khélifa. She is currently a graduate student, enrolled in a PhD program under the supervision of Professors Abdellah Khélifa and Saâd Moulay.
Professor Abdellah Khelifa received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Université des Sciences et Technologie Houari Boumèdiène USTHB (Algiers, Algeria) in 1984. In 1985, he obtained a Diploma In-depth Studies (DEA) in Electrochemistry at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6/CNRS de Meudon (France). In 1988, he received his PhD degree from Université Paris 6 (France) in Electrochemistry under the supervision of Professors Marius Chemla and Jean Claude Catonné (CNAM, Paris). His thesis dealt with the electrodeposited coatings for metallic anticorrosion. He then spent almost 2 years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institut de Recherche de la Sidérurgie Française (IRSID) (St. Germain-en-Laye). From 1990 to date, he has been a Chemistry Teacher at the Université Saâd Dahlab (Blida, Algeria). From 2000 to 2008, he has been the Head of the Département de Chimie Industrielle. As a Researcher, he is currently interested in corrosion inhibition, electrochemical coatings, surface functionalization and electrochemical treatments of effluents.
Amel Kouache received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Université Saâd Dahlab, and her Master’s degree in 2011 from the Département de Chimie Industrielle of the Université Saâd Dahlab (Blida, Algeria) under the supervision of Professor Abdellah Khélifa. She is presently a graduate student, enrolled in a PhD program.
Professor Saâd Moulay received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Université des Sciences et Technologie Houari Boumèdiène USTHB (Algiers, Algeria) in 1979. He then received his PhD degree in Organic and Polymer Chemistry, under the supervision of Emeritus Professor William H. Daly, from the Chemistry Department of Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA, USA) in 1986. He is currently Professor of Chemistry at the Département de Chimie Industrielle of the Université Saad Dahlab de Blida (Blida, Algeria).
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