The inhibiting action of copper in 5% hydrochloric acid(HCI) solutions with or without Schiff base, 1,2-bis(naphthylideneimine)ethane(NET), 1,3-bis(naphthylideneimine) propane(NPR), 1,4-bis(naphthylideneimine)butane(NBU), and 1,5-bis(naphthylideneimin...
The inhibiting action of copper in 5% hydrochloric acid(HCI) solutions with or without Schiff base, 1,2-bis(naphthylideneimine)ethane(NET), 1,3-bis(naphthylideneimine) propane(NPR), 1,4-bis(naphthylideneimine)butane(NBU), and 1,5-bis(naphthylideneimine) pentane(NPE), has been studied by the Tafel method and AC impedance technique. The corrosion parameters were obtained at different inhibitor concentrations and the temperature effect was also investigated.
The inhibiting efficiency increases with a decrease in temperature or increase in concentration of the Schiff base. NPE is the best inhibitor in this series and the maximum inhibition efficiency at a concentration of 5×10^-4 M at 298 K approached 90.07%. Schiff base with longer-chain are superior to shorter-chained analogues in inhibition efficiency.