Abstract
The influence of surfactant synergism between sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) and N,N-dimethyldodecan-1-amine Oxide (DDAO) on zinc corrosion in 0.05 M hydrochloric acid (HCl) solutions at 25 °C was investigated. Firstly, solutions of SDBS and DDAO with mole fractions of 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00 were prepared and their surface tension and critical micelle concentration (CMC) values in water and in 0.05 M HCl were measured as a function of total surfactant concentration. The SDBS/DDAO mixed system exhibited a strong synergism in 0.05 M HCl with a highly negative interaction parameter β (average β = −23.46), according to regular solution theory. Secondly, the adsorption of single surfactants SDBS and DDAO and SDBS/DDAO surfactant mixture on 2.0% zinc powder was investigated by the depletion method to find out the role of synergism in the adsorption tendency of these surfactants on the zinc surface and thus their corrosion inhibiting effect. The adsorption tendency of single surfactant and the mixed surfactant systems onto 2.0% zinc powder followed the order: SDBS > 0.75 SDBS/0.25 DDAO ≈ 0.25 SDBS/0.75 DDAO > DDAO > 0.50 SDBS/0.50 DDAO. Finally, the corrosion of zinc was investigated using the potentiodynamic polarization technique. It was found that SDBS and DDAO act as efficient corrosion inhibitors for zinc in 0.05 M HCl solution with increasing corrosion inhibition efficiency when they are mixed. Additionally, images of scanning electron microscopy were obtained for zinc sheets in solutions containing single and mixed SDBS/DDAO surfactants in the presence and absence of 0.05 M HCl. The microscopic images show an improvement in the protection of the zinc surface against acid attack in the presence of single and mixed SDBS/DDAO surfactants.
About the author
Sana Niaz obtained her Bachelor in Chemistry from University of Petra and currently doing her master at university of Jordan.
Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge Faculty of Scientific Research at Petra University and the University of Jordan for offering the chemicals and allowing the use of laboratories and working instruments and devices.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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