Table 1.
Corrosion parameters found by Electrochemical Tafel polarization and Impedance spectroscopic measurements for carbon steel in the absence and presence of various concentrations TBMPCPC at (A) 303 K (B) 313 K (C) 323 K (D) 333 K.
| Temperature (K) | Concentration of TBMPCPC (ppm) | Corrosion Potential Ecorr (V) | Corrosion Current Density icorr (A cm−2) | Corrosion Rate ν (mpy) | βc (mV/ decade) | βa (mV/ decade) | Inhibition Efficiency ηp (%) | Polarisation ResistanceRp (Ω cm2) | Cdl(μF) | Inhibition Efficiency (%) ηz | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303 | 1M HCl | -0.132 | 0.066 | 302.60 | 0.109 | 0.976 | - | 14.26 | 381 | - | 
| 5 | -0.137 | 0.042 | 260.10 | 0.102 | 0.964 | 36.66 | 14.39 | 380 | 0.92 | |
| 10 | -0.152 | 0.022 | 257.10 | 0.094 | 0.927 | 66.66 | 92.87 | 247 | 84.64 | |
| 15 | -0.146 | 0.018 | 255.90 | 0.122 | 0.100 | 72.72 | 112.56 | 106 | 87.33 | |
| 20 | -0.154 | 0.013 | 183.20 | 0.103 | 0.922 | 80.30 | 123.05 | 103 | 88.82 | |
| 25 | -0.183 | 0.008 | 160.40 | 0.098 | 0.885 | 87.87 | 168.20 | 85 | 91.52 | |
| 313 | 1M HCl | -0.621 | 0.029 | 327.4 | 0.116 | 1.361 | - | 17.46 | 274 | - | 
| 5 | -0.646 | 0.023 | 276.00 | 0.096 | 0.939 | 20.68 | 27.72 | 247 | 37.01 | |
| 10 | -0.681 | 0.017 | 270.50 | 0.096 | 0.855 | 41.37 | 64.32 | 191 | 72.85 | |
| 15 | -0.711 | 0.015 | 265.20 | 0.099 | 0.839 | 48.27 | 92.87 | 121 | 81.19 | |
| 20 | -0.193 | 0.014 | 202.20 | 0.097 | 0.824 | 51.72 | 125.55 | 84 | 86.47 | |
| 25 | -0.568 | 0.006 | 174.20 | 0.107 | 0.621 | 79.31 | 159.77 | 83 | 89.07 | |
| 323 | 1M HCl | -0.128 | 0.030 | 350.70 | 0.111 | 1.000 | - | 9.92 | 392 | - | 
| 5 | -0.141 | 0.027 | 305.10 | 0.950 | 0.101 | 7.94 | 16.04 | 301 | 38.15 | |
| 10 | -0.0485 | 0.025 | 292.10 | 0.884 | 0.985 | 16.88 | 17.52 | 290 | 43.37 | |
| 15 | -0.050 | 0.023 | 276.20 | 0.957 | 1.052 | 22.84 | 42.71 | 149 | 76.77 | |
| 20 | -0.174 | 0.019 | 223.80 | 0.101 | 0.881 | 36.09 | 46.26 | 133 | 78.55 | |
| 25 | -0.174 | 0.016 | 192.50 | 0.099 | 0.881 | 46.68 | 70.52 | 115 | 85.93 | |
| 333 | 1M HCl | -0.121 | 0.031 | 369.40 | 0.118 | 0.016 | - | 9.33 | 218 | - | 
| 5 | -0.130 | 0.028 | 332.80 | 0.108 | 0.959 | 10.06 | 15.88 | 150 | 41.24 | |
| 10 | -0.127 | 0.026 | 304.90 | 0.110 | 0.988 | 17.61 | 18.39 | 131 | 49.26 | |
| 15 | -0.128 | 0.025 | 298.60 | 0.110 | 0.990 | 19.18 | 20.67 | 123 | 54.86 | |
| 20 | -0.158 | 0.020 | 236.00 | 0.107 | 0.907 | 36.16 | 27.56 | 98 | 66.14 | |
| 25 | -0.159 | 0.018 | 218.70 | 0.108 | 0.892 | 40.88 | 27.56 | 72 | 66.14 |