The inhibition of 4-(2′-amino-5′-methylphenylazo) antipyrine on corrosion of mild steel in HCl solution

Abstract

The effect of 4-(2′-amino-5′-methylphenylazo) antipyrine (AMPA) on the corrosion of mild steel in a 2 M HCl solution was studied using weight loss and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. All of the data reveal that AMPA acts as an inhibitor in the acid environment; furthermore, polarization data show that the compound behaves as a mixed-type inhibitor. It was found that the inhibition efficiency increases with an increase in AMPA concentration but decreases with an increase in temperature. Flory-Huggins adsorption isotherm and El Awady thermodynamic-kinetic model fit the experimental data of the studied compound. Thermodynamic parameters for corrosion and adsorption processes were obtained from experimental data of the temperature studies. © 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.