Abstract

The purpose of this investigation is to propose a strategy for minimizing the creation of spent pickling liquors through the synergistic corrosion inhibition of OP-10 and potassium iodide, thus facilitating a cleaner production process for acid pickling of metals with a high-concentration solution (6.0 mol/l) of hydrochloric acid. Results obtained with the methods of weight loss and electrochemical polarization showed that adding KI and OP-10 could enhance the energy barrier of the corrosion reaction and improved the corrosion inhibition for mild steel in high concentration of HCl solutions. A synergistic effect was identified when KI and OP-10 were present in suitable proportions. The results of the electrochemical experiments and scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations showed that the complex inhibitor was a mixed-type inhibitor and it formed a compact film on the metal surface, thus providing an effective protection for the metal in the aggressive solutions, which significantly minimized the creation of spent pickling liquors. A simple and convenient method was also proposed for the quantificational evaluation of the inhibition degree in the creation of spent pickling liquors.

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Authors

Tang B, Su W, Wang J, Fu F, Yu G, Zhang J

Institution

Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China. renytang@163.com

Source

Journal of environmental management 98: 2012 May 15 pg 147-54

MeSH

Food-Processing Industry
Hydrochloric Acid
Industrial Waste
Kinetics
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Polyethylene Glycols
Potassium Iodide
Steel
Thermodynamics

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22266479