Inhibitive and Adsorption Properties of Ethanol Extract of Seeds and Leaves of Azadirachta Indica on the Corrosion of Mild Steel in H₂SO₄

N. O. Eddy,^* P. A. P. Mamza

Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria

 

Received 18 December 2008; accepted 4 March 2009

 

Abstract

The corrosion of mild steel in H₂SO₄ was studied using gravimetric, gasometric and IR methods. The results indicate that the rate of corrosion of mild steel in H₂SO₄ increases with increase in the concentration of the acid and that ethanol extracts of the seeds and leaves of Azadirachta indica inhibit the corrosion of mild steel in H₂SO₄.Inhibition efficiencies of the leaves and seeds extract range from 82.62 to 94.24% and from 60.55 to 84.78%, respectively. The inhibition potential of these extracts is attributed to the presence of tannin, saponin, glycoside, anthraquinone, flavonone and other phytochemicals in the extracts. IR study confirms that the inhibitors are adsorption inhibitors and the adsorption of the inhibitors on mild steel surface is exothermic, spontaneous and consistent with the assumptions of Flory-Huggins adsorption isotherm. Based on the values of the activation, free energy of adsorption and the variation of inhibition efficiency with temperature, a physical adsorption mechanism is proposed for the adsorption of ethanol extract of leaves and seeds of Azadirachta indica on the surface of mild steel.

Keywords: corrosion, inhibition, Azadirachta indica leaves and seeds

 

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