Poly(o-phenylenediamine) as an inhibitor of mild steel corrosion in HCl solution

The inhibition properties of the electro-prepared P(o-phenylenediamine), P(oPD), on the corrosion rate of mild steel (MS) in HCl solutions have been investigated under different experimental conditions using weight loss and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. The data obtained from the two techniques are comparable and showed that the presence of P(oPD) in the acid solutions suppresses the corrosion rate of MS indicating that the polymer acts as corrosion inhibitor. The inhibition efficiency (IE%) of the polymer enhances with increasing its concentration and decreases with an increase in temperature. The inhibition occurs through adsorption and formation of barrier film on the metal surface which separates the metal from direct contact with the corrosive medium and hence protects the metal against the corrosion. Langmuir isotherm fits well with the experimental data. Thermodynamic parameters for both dissolution and adsorption processes were determined.