Inhibition of corrosion of carbon steel in well water by arginine-Zn2+ system

The environmental friendly inhibitor system arginine-Zn2+, has been investigated by weight-loss method. A synergistic effect exists between arginine and Zn2+ system. The formulation consisting of 250 ppm of arginine and 5 ppm of Zn2+ offers good inhibition efficiency of 98 %. Polarization study reve...

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Main Authors: Anthony Samy Sahaya Raja, Susai Rajendran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association of Physical Chemists (IAPC) 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://pub.iapchem.org/ojs/index.php/JESE/article/view/70