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On the corrosion inhibition and adsorption behaviour of some benzotriazole derivatives during copper corrosion in nitric acid solutions: a combined experimental and theoretical study

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Copper corrosion inhibition in 1 M HNO3 solution by some benzotriazole derivatives, namely N-(2-thiazolyl)-1H-benzotriazole-1-carbothioamide (TBC), N-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-1H-benzotriazole-1-carbothioamide (FBC) and N-benzyl-1H-benzotriazole-1-carbothioamide (BBC), was investigated by ac impedance, dc polarization and weight loss techniques. A significant decrease in the corrosion rate of copper was observed in presence of the investigated compounds. The corrosion rate was found to depend on the concentration and type of the inhibitor. The degree of surface coverage of the adsorbed inhibitor was determined by weight loss technique, and it was found that the results obeyed Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Tafel polarization data indicated that the three selected inhibitors were of mixed type. The reactivities of the compounds under investigation were analyzed through Fukui indices, derived from density functional theory (DFT), to explain their inhibition performance.

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  1. Electrochemistry Research Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11711, Egypt

    K. F. Khaled

  2. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbssia, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed A. Amin

  3. Materials and Corrosion Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    K. F. Khaled & Mohamed A. Amin

  4. Faculty of Education, Scientific sections, Girls Section, Chemistry Department, Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    N. A. Al-Mobarak

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Khaled, K.F., Amin, M.A. & Al-Mobarak, N.A. On the corrosion inhibition and adsorption behaviour of some benzotriazole derivatives during copper corrosion in nitric acid solutions: a combined experimental and theoretical study. J Appl Electrochem 40, 601–613 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-009-0035-8

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