%0 Journal Article
%T The Development of a Mathematical Model for the Prediction of Corrosion Rate Behaviour for Mild Steel in 0.5£¿M Sulphuric Acid
%A I. Y. Suleiman
%A O. B. Oloche
%A S. A. Yaro
%J ISRN Corrosion
%D 2013
%R 10.1155/2013/710579
%X The effect of varying temperature, concentration, and time on the corrosion rate of mild steel in 0.5£¿M H2SO4 acid with and without (wild jute tree) grewia venusta plant extract has been investigated by weight loss. The temperature, concentration of inhibitor and time were varied in the range of 0¨C10%£¿v/v at 2%£¿v/v interval, 30¨C70¡ãC at 20¡ãC interval, and 45¨C270 minutes at 45 minutes interval respectively. Scanning electron microscope was used to analyze the morphology of the sample surface. Linear regression equation and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were employed to investigate the influence of process parameters on the corrosion rate of the samples. The predicted corrosion rate of the samples was found to lie close to those experimentally observed ones. The confirmation of the experiment conducted using ANOVA to verify the optimal testing parameters shows that the increase in inhibitor concentration above 2%£¿v/v and time would reduce the corrosion rate. The results also showed that the increase in temperature would also increase the corrosion rate greatly and that the plant extract was very effective for the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic medium. 1. Introduction Steels are the most extensively used structural materials in industry. Mild steel is the most versatile general purpose material due to its good mechanical strength, easy fabricability, formability and weldability, abundance and low cost [1]. In corrosive environments, mild steel structures can be saved by coating and/or cathodic protection. The use of inhibitors is one of the most practical methods for protection against corrosion and prevention of unexpected metal dissolution and acid consumption, especially in acid solutions. Different organic and inorganic compounds have been studied as inhibitors to protect metals from corrosive attack [2]. Such compounds can adsorb onto the metal surface and block the active surface sites, thus reducing the corrosion rate. Although many synthetic compound show good anticorrosive activity, most of them are highly toxic to both human beings and the environment [3], and they are often expensive and non-biodegradable. Thus, the use of natural products as corrosion inhibitors has become a key area of research because plant extracts are viewed as an incredibly rich source of naturally synthesized chemical compounds that are biodegradable in nature and can be extracted by simple procedures with low cost. Corrosion of mild steel and its alloys in different acid media have been extensively studied [4¨C6]. Recently considerable interest has been
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