A NEW APPLICATION OF N, N’-BIS[(BENZIMIDAZOL-1-YL)ETHYL]-4-METHYLBENZENESULFONAMIDE AS A CORROSION INHIBITOR FOR MILD STEEL

Authors

  • Shahadad Zainol Abidin School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • Norul Azilah Abdul Rahman School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • Siti Noriah Mohd Shotor School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • Nur Rahimah Said School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Keywords:

Acidic medium, corrosion inhibitor, mild steel, N-heterocyclic carbene

Abstract

Corrosion is the deterioration of material typically metal alloys that cause the main problems in the industry that is associated with significant economic losses, such as loss of their surface function and strength, reduction in efficiency, and increase in maintenance. Hence, procedures for the protection of the materials must be developed to minimise the damage effects of the metals. Organic ligands as corrosion inhibitors are known as one of the most effective, profitable, and easy techniques. This study discussed the synthesise and characterization of the compound from N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) groups, namely N, N’-Bis[(benzimidazol-1-yl) ethyl] -4-methylbenzene sulfonamide (bis-benzimidazole). Its application as a corrosion inhibitor of mild steel in acidic media (1 M HCl and 1 M H2SO4) was investigated at different temperatures, times, inhibitor concentration, and salinity of the water. The structure of bis-benzimidazole was confirmed using Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR), Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopies. The bis-benzimidazole (0.01 M) was successfully used as the corrosion inhibitor in 8 h immersion time at room temperature with 100% and 92.51% inhibition efficiency in 1 M HCl and 1 M H2SO4, respectively. This showed that the bis-benzimidazole would adsorb chemically on a mild steel surface, which lead to the formation of a protective thin film with an inhibiting effect, thus inhibiting the corrosion activity.

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2022-04-30

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