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Corrosion Inhibition Mechanism of Imidazoline-Based Dissymmetric Bis-Quaternary Ammonium Salts with Different Hydrophobic Chain Length on Q235 Steel in 1 M HCl Solution

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The surface properties of a series of imidazoline-based dissymmetric bis-quaternary ammonium (DBA) salts with different hydrophobic chain lengths DBA-12, DBA-14 and DBA-16 were determined. The adsorption behaviors of these compounds in 1 M HCl solution and their inhibitive effect on Q235 steel (U12350) were investigated using the weight-loss method, polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Results indicate that the three inhibitors all showed good inhibition performance for Q235 Steel in 1 M HCl solution and were found to be mixed-type inhibitors. The adsorption behavior of the three inhibitors can fit the Langmuir isotherm equation and the values of \( \Updelta G_{\text{ads}}^{0} \) are around or lower than 40 kJ mol−1, indicating that there is a stronger chemical adsorption.

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Zhang, J., Zhu, F., Song, W. et al. Corrosion Inhibition Mechanism of Imidazoline-Based Dissymmetric Bis-Quaternary Ammonium Salts with Different Hydrophobic Chain Length on Q235 Steel in 1 M HCl Solution. J Surfact Deterg 16, 559–569 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-012-1390-8

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