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Synthesis, Characterization and Corrosion Inhibition Performance of Glycine-Functionalized Graphene/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite (Gr/Fe@Gly NC) for Mild Steel Corrosion in 1 M HCl

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We have synthesized a ternary glycine-functionalized graphene/Fe3O4 nanocomposite referred as Gr/Fe@Gly NC which was characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (HR-SEM/EDS) and the transmission electron microscopy. The effectiveness of synthesized nanocomposite as anticorrosive material for mild steel in the acid medium was assessed using weight loss, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) complemented with FT-IR and SEM studies. The results of weight loss study depicted its effectiveness and stability up to 60 °C at very low concentrations. FT-IR and SEM studies supported the existence of a protective film on the inhibited steel surface. The adsorption followed the Langmuir adsorption isotherm; as such, it approximated and defined the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters governing the adsorption process. ANOVA statistical check confirmed that there is statistically no significant difference between the inhibition efficiencies obtained through weight loss, PDP and EIS techniques.

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Ruby Aslam gratefully acknowledges Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, for Research Associate fellowship (File Number 09/112(0616)2K19 EMR-I). Thanks are also due to University Sophisticated Instrument Facility (USIF), A.M.U. Aligarh, India, for providing TEM, SEM and EDS facility.

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Aslam, R., Mobin, M., Shoeb, M. et al. Synthesis, Characterization and Corrosion Inhibition Performance of Glycine-Functionalized Graphene/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite (Gr/Fe@Gly NC) for Mild Steel Corrosion in 1 M HCl. Arab J Sci Eng 46, 5489–5503 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-05015-2

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